Word: grades
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Lowell, Quincy and North Houses each had two representatives in the group of 12, which was selected in March from among 24 junior women with the highest grade point averages in their class, said Karen Sorensen, an administrative assistant in the Radcliffe Dean's office...
While drug-related violence once touched mostly those in the business, no one is safe today. Basuco, a crude, habit-forming derivative of coca paste, was introduced into the local market by the cartel in 1984, when it had excess low-grade Colombian coca paste on its hands. Now there are thousands of addicts in the city, many of them knife-wielding street criminals who will kill for the price of a fix, less than a dollar. "Ten years ago you could stroll the city streets after dark," recalls Gomez. "That's suicidal...
...third semester of tutoring in the HAND program at Longfellow, Rosin is working with a blind student in the sixth grade, taping and reading books. He has also helped a fifth-grader with reading and writing...
...undergraduates who stick with tutoring programs, Carl J. Rosin '88 says he has found the students enthusiastic and the tutoring experience a positive one. "The kids I've worked with have been very willing to learn. They are very happy to work with us. When you're in sixth grade, a college senior is the greatest thing in the world," says Rosin, who is co-chairman of the Leverett House HAND committee...
...C.C.I.A. suggests that wary consumers look first at prices. An overcoat made from even the lowest grade of cashmere should cost at least $800 and a sweater $200. Then the buyer should examine the craftmanship. If the lapels and buttonholes are poorly finished, chances are the material is as second- rate as the work...