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...federal aid and a shrinking college-age population, the student body at low-priced Blackburn has more than held its own in the past five years. Says President John Alberti, who expects an increase in applications next year too: "A drastic cut in federal student aid could be a boon...
...timing is impeccable. As the Reagan Administration lumbers into place, so too this other new machine-huge, untried, ambitious (albeit with limited maneuverability); designed to aid national defense, to boost Big Business, to restore U.S. eminence in a domain once its own; a reviver of old dreams; a boon to upward mobility. The same question applies to both vehicles: Will they...
...urban development significantly diluted relief to the rural poor there. Similarly, Muller notes that after years of stangation the Indian steel industry has become an exporter. But at what cost to the millions starving in India's villages and cities? Although his global market plan may provide a boon to the United States and other technology exporters, its prospects for helping the world's poor are minimal. Taking the current activities of the World Bank as and indicator of Muller-style operation, semi-industrialized Third World countries will be favored over those which need assistance most. And in those countries...
...Another boon to ROTC is the fact that patriotism is big again among many students. At the University of Delaware, Cadet Peter Pfeiffer explains, "I thought the Army was a joke. It sounds corny, but now I want to serve my country. I've seen there are a lot of places where you can't do what you want." The program's resurgence is welcomed by the military: 70% of the Army's 98,000 officers came up through ROTC, as did about 30% of the Air Force's 359 generals...
...freshmen recruits. Yardling Alice Neuhauer took first in the long jump, an event Harvard is perennially weak in, with a leap of 4.96 meters. Teammate Karen Ueda was just a fraction off for second place. Neuhauser also finished third in the 60-yd. dash and could be a real boon to the Crimson's less-than-meaty sprinting division...