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...prosecute. Organized crime is a much more complicated threat than in the days when the FBI battled Al Capone or even Gotti; while agents could penetrate the Italian Mob and recruit informants, it is far more difficult to infiltrate the new Vietnamese, Russian or Pakistani rings, with their distinct dialects and reliance on blood ties...
Each of the Radcliffe teams is focused on a common goal. Yet, we as members are distinct individuals. Our team represents a diverse group of women who in other circumstances might never have met. For example, Radcliffe Rugby draws as many members from Girl Spot as it does from the Christian Fellowship. While I do not necessarily see eye to eye with all of my teammates, I benefit greatly from the time spent getting to know each other. Through our differences, we often discover much about ourselves...
School Department spokesperson James T. Ball says that preserving the "different identities and different teaching styles" of the two schools is an advantage to keeping the schools distinct...
...basic dividing line runs along the question of whether a small school with a distinct culture provides a better education than a larger school with more pooled resources...
Though he is in favor of a merger, the principal says he has not been lobbying the School Committee to combine the two very distinct schools because he thinks there must be a large number of parents in favor of a merger for it to occur and be beneficial to students...