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...instituting a Latin honors cutoff of 60 percent and switching from its old 15-point scale to the more conventional 4.0 scale...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘A’s Still Abound Headline 4.0 Years Later | 6/8/2005 | See Source »

...college-wide reduction in summa, magna, and cum honors means that the three distinctions will be awarded to 60 percent of the class, leaving 40 percent with no Latin honor on their diploma. This hard line cutoff will not affect English honors, which concentrations can still award to those who fall below the cutoff line for Latin honors...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘A’s Still Abound Headline 4.0 Years Later | 6/8/2005 | See Source »

Derek Chambers, the next batter, grounded a single through the left side of the infield. On the ensuing throw from left field, Crimson senior Ian Wallace airmailed the cutoff for a two-base error, scoring Helms...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Eliminated From NCAA Tournament By Missouri | 6/6/2005 | See Source »

Derek Chambers, the next batter, grounded a single through the left side of the infield. On the ensuing throw from left field, Crimson senior Ian Wallace airmailed the cutoff for a two-base error, scoring Helms...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Baseball Eliminated From NCAA Tournament By Missouri | 5/27/2005 | See Source »

Botha showed no signs last week that he was ready to make concessions. In fact, he seemed particularly pugnacious as he told a political meeting that if sanctions against South Africa resulted in a cutoff of chromium exports, it would put 1 million Americans out of work and bring Western Europe's auto industry to a standstill. South Africa supplies more than 80% of the U.S. and Europe's chromium, which is used in the manufacture of stainless steel. A spokesman later said Botha's statement was not a threat; he was only pointing out that sanctions can boomerang...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Africa: Opprobrium from All Sides | 4/18/2005 | See Source »

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