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...should reading period be done away with, or modified? For many students, the cushion of time before exams does allow added digestion of course materials and a well-deserved mental break, while Faculty are able to assign longer, more comprehensive projects bringing together focal points in their courses...
...reasons the Brown case became such a focal point is that the university has, in some ways, a model women's athletic program. When the case first went to trial in 1994, Brown offered 17 varsity sports to women and 16 to men; women constituted 51% of the student body and 38% of the varsity athletes. At the same time that Brown tried to eliminate women's volleyball and gymnastics, it had also cut loose men's golf and water polo. But as Labinger has pointed out, the total funding for the two men's teams was $16,000, while...
Similarly, the men's golf team, fresh from its Mexican voyage, can only simulate its game within the confines of a small cage. With sports so directed and dependent upon the outdoor environment, it is no surprise that the mental toughness of the athletes soon becomes the focal point of training, as frustration must be kept in check...
...school is working to raise our daughter's self-esteem and her social and cultural awareness," Hall says. "They have an outstanding number of educators in the school. There are parents who serve as role models. Together we make it a focal point of our community...
...Clinton plan, while somewhat less than coherent in practice, called for continued trade, military cooperation and peacekeeping missions with friendly countries. While its focal points appeared to be tied more closely to domestic politics than foreign relations, the plan described a foreign policy of awareness and interaction with the outside world...