Word: graded
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Although the changes--which require a minimum Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) combined score of 700 and a high school grade point average of 2.0 in a specific curriculum for any freshman participant in a varsity sport--continue to draw national media attention, the committee which proposed the controversial standards has received little scrutiny. While those interviewed did not describe the University's involvement as dominant, they made clear that Bok's participation as chairman of the panel was crucial...
While President Bok and his American Council on Education committee led the way in the adoption of the controversial test and grade minimums, a separate group succeeded in garnering support for this less-publicized change. Although Bok generally discusses NCAA issues in broad terms emphasizing the importance of measures aimed at improving the integrity of college sports, his position on the recruiting rule is adamant and parochial: "We are perpetually in fear that the NCAA, in order to solve its problems, is going to pass rules that simply don't fit our special situation, that will make life too difficult...
...other friends also take drugs. I hope that my friends get off drugs. I don't know if they are still doing it because i haven't talked to them since my mother and father will get mad at me if I do. Eve Torves, grade...
...were inside our home. We hurried to Laredo in a small boat. I felt like I was going to die. I was worried about my family. I felt bad because i don't know if. I would still have a house left when i got back. Rouie Agwire, grade...
Every day I always met Bobby in front of the school building and everyday. I noticed he had a different bruise on his face or arms and sometimes on his neck. Everyday it was the same story he always fell from something. Carmel Zavala, grade 7 Crystal City...