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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...demands of hundreds of concentrators to hear, from a professor's mouth, if a blue form must be turned in for students in Economics 1530 to satisfy the writing requirement, cannot reasonably be met given other considerations on the professors' time. But questions such as why economics affects law and is a good foundation for law school are topics that they will entertain, some eagerly. Many professors are interested in the academic and professional development of students. They are interested in advising students in course selection as it relates to building a rich undergraduate career. But the mundane details...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Advising Should Not Focus On the Administrative | 2/18/1999 | See Source »

...course, the machine cannot "get," say, a clever turn of phrase or an unusual analogy."If I'm unique, I might not fall under the scoring rubric," concedes Frederic McHale, a vice president at the Graduate Management Admission Council, which owns the GMAT. On the other hand, E-Rater is mercilessly objective and never tires halfway through a stack of essays. The upshot: in pretrial tests, E-Rater and a human reader were just as likely to agree as were two readers. "It's not intended to judge a person's creativity," says Darrell Laham, co-developer of the Intelligent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Computers Do the Grading | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...leading topic at a conference on the southernmost continent, attended by ministers from 24 countries. At least 20,000 tons of toothfish are illegally netted every year. Even more endangered is the CatDog, right. A federal judge ruled this Nabisco cracker--part of a Nickelodeon tie-in--cannot swim into stores because it looks too much like Pepperidge Farm's famous Goldfish. A Nabisco spokesman called the ruling "fishy." Deep, very deep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wildlife | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

These cheap tricks are the only dramatic counterweights in this Bud Lite movie. Buoyed by an ebullient soundtrack which barrels through the film, Varsity Blues has a lush palette dominated by the title hue. But the high production values cannot overcome the predictable plotline; the resulting movie is mindless entertainment at its mediocre best...

Author: By Judy P. Tsai, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Winter Round-Up | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

...when the decision comes, both Harvard and Radcliffe should not continue to ignore those who it effects most--the students. Some students see Radcliffe as an oasis, a place of varied resources, comfort and community that they cannot find at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wrap It Up | 2/12/1999 | See Source »

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