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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...most of the last three semesters, the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) has kicked around a proposal intended to curb grade inflation by adding the median grade and size of the class to the transcript...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Burst the Ivy Grade Bubble | 2/8/1996 | See Source »

When Harvard students hear of this and other proposals to curb grade inflation, most ask nervously about the timetable, hoping no changes will affect them...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Burst the Ivy Grade Bubble | 2/8/1996 | See Source »

While paging through some old Crimsons, I came across an article in October of 1976. The headline: "CUE Hears Plan to Curb Grade Hike...

Author: By Valerie J. Macmillan, | Title: Burst the Ivy Grade Bubble | 2/8/1996 | See Source »

While it is hard to imagine why a flat tax would curb rampant teenage pregnancy or clean up trash daytime TV talk shows, it is even more difficult to understand the economic advantages of Forbes' income tax proposal. His plan would drastically reduce the taxes of the wealthiest Americans by slashing tax rates on salaries and making capital gains and interest completely tax free. An example of the potential savings that the affluent would realize could be demonstrated if Forbes made his personal income tax return public. While most other major candidates have released their tax forms to the press...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Forbes Buys The Primaries | 2/7/1996 | See Source »

...city, meanwhile, hopes to extend crosswalks and to curb speeding in the area by consulting area residents and narrowing roadways...

Author: By Geoffrey C. Upton, | Title: Quincy Street Signs Removed | 2/2/1996 | See Source »

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