Word: contender
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Bypass: The core proposal allows for no departmental bypasses (except for non-science concentrating pre-meds) of basic core courses outside one's general field. We contend that it is possible for a student to gain the appropriate "habits of thought" through sequences of departmental courses that could be approved by the core committees. Such bypasses would also reduce the size of the inevitably large core classes...
...will Southerners view Carter in 1980? The authors note that his stands on the Panama Canal, the B-l bomber and SALT certainly dismay conservatives. If his image is perceived as liberal in 1980, they contend, he will be in trouble. Of course, they add, Carter's vulnerability down home raises a related question: "Is the G.O.P. wise enough, and unified enough, to capitalize...
...proved to be an inept administrator with exaggerated forebodings, he nevertheless has some grounds for anxiety. He heads one of the toughest unions on earth, whose members seldom hesitate to use their fists or a weapon to back up an argument. When Miller became president, he had to contend with U.M.W. officials still loyal to Tony Boyle. In such a situation, physical safety can never be taken completely for granted...
...women's squash team had to contend with some serious traction problems at Yale yesterday, but the racquetwomen still came up with a 5-2 victory over the powerhouse Elis...
Advocates of bilingualism contend that the programs make foreign-born students feel welcome in American society and decrease staggering dropout rates. (For Puerto Rican students in Chicago, the dropout rate runs about 70% a year, compared with 35% overall.) Moreover, they argue, students learn better through a gradual transition into English. That argument, however, has not been proved. A 1977 nationwide study of 150 schools and 11,500 students, conducted by the American Institute for Research in Palo Alto, Calif., found that bilingual programs helped children learn such subjects as math...