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Dates: during 1990-1999
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There is a certain irony in the fact, reported by The Crimson, that the Cambridge public school system is now desperately scrambling to overhaul its educational programs in an effort to halt the exodus of students to private schools (News, Sept. 29). The situation in Cambridge nicely illustrates a bit of reasoning that might seem self-evident, if not for its potential ramifications--namely, that public schools are forced to improve when they find themselves competing with private schools for enrollment. The irony is that this is, of course, the crucial argument in favor of school vouchers...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LETTERS | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

Stanford's 1998 season ended with a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Indiana, and for its effort it received the a No. 2 preseason ranking in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll...

Author: By Peter D. Henninger, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Soccer Heads to California | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...January, Tomba snowplowed into Head TF Kictoria Vennedy and Agee Professor of Social Ethics Cobert Roles '50 about teaching in the course. They were both impressed by his knowledge of the books and of the English language, and they chairlifted him into a position as head TF. In an effort to help students identify with this Olympian Casanova, Prof. Roles has introduced a new book to the reading list, Chiunque pue essere uno Skier esperto (Anyone Can Be an Expert Skier...

Author: By Whitney K. Bryant, Jessica A. Nordell, and Anna M. Schneider-mayerson, S | Title: Not Your Average TF | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...media world, there was one event this summer that overshadowed the rest--the launch of Talk magazine. Now Talk has followed up the first effort with a second issue as it looks to secure a future on the racks at Barnes and Nobles around the country, not just in the fickle Beltway buzz...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, | Title: So Far, It's Just Talk | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

...often the books wouldn't. The Coop always make an effort to provide the correct number of books to students at the cheapest prices, but sometimes the system doesn't work. "It's an added expense for the store if we are not efficient on bringing in the correct number of books to the store," Jeremiah P. Murphy '73, the president of The Coop, told me. Murphy said the costs, which are "due to the uniqueness of the Harvard shopping period," are built into the margin on the book. That means when a course has a dramatically higher enrollment than...

Author: By Adam I. Arenson, | Title: Shopping Period Reconsidered | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

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