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...these hard-hats belong to the New York Coalition of Black and Puerto Rican Construction Workers, and that ten-foot-long "Beat Back Bakke" sign they're holding up removes any doubt. You start talking to one of the hard-hats, and find that he is more than willing to explain his concern about the Bakke case. "Bakke is not only affecting the schools, it is affecting us," he says. "Ours is a job that the average person could do without a high school diploma or college degree, and still make a decent wage. Right now, minority hiring in construction...
Despite the changes, Higginson seemed far from optimistic yesterday. "MIT's all right, they beat Yale last weekend, and if Dartmouth is as strong as last year we're in trouble. We could be third or first. We are stronger than last weekend plus we've had more time in the water. We have some extra speed which we'd certainly need to beat anybody...
...rowing from his oarsmen. I don't think he's comfortable with very different personalities and levels of talent. He has an enjoyable penchant for self-effacing humor which goes well with national championship teams. But John doesn't know how to switch to a crew that may get beat...
Chapman also said Higginson didn't seem ready to use the ice-free Charles as soon as possible after the winter. "Last month Harry Parker went out and beat the ice into submission with his launch for three days, four hours a day. Then Harry had the heavyweights rowing three times on the weekend and seat-racing by Monday. We, on the other hand, didn't row on the water during the weekend and John didn't have his launch ready and out on the water until Wednesday. We could have taken advantage of the water more quickly...
Higginson did seem satisfied that Cooley should have been moved up. Despite the fact that Cunningham beat Cooley in seat racing on Thursday, Higginson felt, and his rowers concurred, that Cooley was largely responsible for the J.V.'s ability to keep up with and even outstrip the varsity during the week. Cooley's "the better stroke in establishing the swing, the length, the proportion," Higginson said. "What bothers me is that Kevin had something to offer--enormous drive--and he won't be able to offer it from...