Word: downplay
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...Sure, admissions officers say they take into account the fact that some schools are more rigorous than others. But as more universities downplay the SAT or drop it from consideration altogether, colleges are making it known that GPAs are more important than ever before. And this shift is fueling a growing firestorm over grades: 75 districts in 12 states have relaxed their grading standards since 2005. Meanwhile, attendees at the annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities this month in Seattle argued for ditching grades in college and instead using the long-form "narrative evaluations" already required...
...have its best night at the line either—the Big Green connected on just 63.6 percent of its free throws, including three big ones as Harvard mounted its comeback in the waning minutes of regulation.Both Lin and Harvard head coach Tommy Amaker were quick to downplay the notion that the team’s recent two-week break for exams had anything to do with its poor free throw shooting in particular or its performance overall.“Obviously the placement of [exams] doesn’t fare well for us, but it?...
...coaches, parents and medical personnel should expect resistance from athletes and remain on the lookout for those trying to downplay or hide less visible symptoms like headaches. What if a college scout was at the game you sat out because you got your bell rung? "For these kids, their goals in life sometimes revolve around athletics," says Todd Lipe, Waller's coach at J.H. Rose High School, who has promised to be more vigilant in detecting and managing concussions. (The school district did not blame any individual for Waller's death, though the first responder who examined him was relieved...
...report’s conclusions about the risks posed to youth. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, who last fall initiated “The Massachusetts Strategic Plan for Cyber Crime,” said in a press release that while she didn’t want to downplay the degree of risk posed by sexual predators, “we must remember that the Internet is an ever-changing and dynamic space...
...It’s a stance that his friends in the Fly readily endorse. “[Final clubs are] another group of people that need representation that he knows,” said Fly member Jay R. Lundy ’09.But Schwartz’s desire to downplay the affiliation is unmistakable. When asked to disclose his acquaintance with a group of students greeting him one morning in the Yard, his slowness to answer foreshadows the inevitable response. The students are members of the Fly, he says.TALK THE (GIRL) TALKSchwartz cannot walk into Lamont Library or into...