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Title 9 prohibits discrimination in educational institutions on the basis of sex, race or religion. The withdrawal of Americans from the Rhodes competition could place pressure on the Rhodes trustees to alter the stipulations, Gregory said. Or it could simply result in America's permanent withdrawal from the fund, which is unlikely, she said...
Those were symbols, but the whole idea of Harlem Prep was to alter the basic prospects of ghetto dropouts. Instead of routine vocational courses, half-heartedly taught, Harlem Prep stressed college-level math and English, economics and biology. It did not grant a diploma until a student had been accepted into college...
...simply the result of an accumulation of blows -like a boxer's cauliflower ears for example-but the result of one or more damaging blows that may occur by chance. "A single punch, or even many punches to the head," says Dr. Corsellis, "need not visibly alter the structure of the brain." But there is still "the danger that, at an unpredictable moment and for an unknown reason, one or more blows will leave their mark." Present boxing conditions reduce the number of professional fights a boxer is likely to endure. Just by being in the ring, however...
...number didn't alter any of my prejudices. It was basic Muzak -- a cheerful scampering over the "Saturday Morning" melody with a saccharine string and brass ensemble. It wasn't a great performance, but it was spiced up (and immeasureably improved) by the periodic squeals filtering down from the trolley stop on the upper level. These interruptions punctuated the melody pretty well, salvaging an otherwise sorry performance...
...seven further witnesses about the Watergate burglary and the subsequent coverup. Also missing from the record is the potentially (but not necessarily) decisive evidence from the tapes of conversations secretly recorded by the President. Nixon's latest account of the affair, presumably to be given this week, could alter the weight of evidence already before the committee...