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...Still, perhaps more than any of their immigrant predecessors, Hispanics defy easy categorization. Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans and Argentine Americans may all speak the same language, but many wouldn't dream of standing under the same cultural umbrella. A fair number of U.S.-born Hispanics don't speak Spanish, and many others have little or no European blood. Indeed, the category Hispanic is a gringo construct-first used by the U.S. Census Bureau in 1980-and the only one based on culture and language instead of race. That dubious distinction frustrates some Hispanics, who believe they belong to a separate...
...Until someone knocks them off, they’re the team to beat,” Penn coach Al Bagnoli said. “From my perspective, they should have been the top team. They’re the defending champs, they have some marquee kids back, and a fair amount of kids returning with skills...
...fair, the voters made a few accurate picks. In the eighth spot with 24 points—24 more than it deserved—sits Columbia. The Lions were terrible last season. Ostensibly, they spent the off-season getting worse. Columbia graduated its top quarterback, running back and tight end from a team that managed just 99 points in seven Ivy games last year. With just one All-Ivy caliber skill position player, the Lions might be lucky to hit half of that this season...
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...surface, the President's position seems supremely fair-minded: What could possibly be wrong with presenting more than one point of view on a topic that divides so many Americans? But to biologists, it smacks of faith-based science. And that is provocative not only because it rekindles a turf battle that goes all the way back to the Middle Ages but also because it comes at a time when U.S. science is perceived as being under fresh assault politically and competitively. Just last week, developments ranging from flaws in the space program to South Korea's rapid advances...