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...weaknesses in Mr. Hoffmann's case result from his inability to make a convincing argument that defective questions are as ubiquitous as he threatens they are, and from his failure to explain his belief that the presence of even a few defective questions will hamper the performance of superior students on the remainder of the examination. On this last point he seems to ignore the possibility that the superior student might recognize the defective question for what it is skip it, and forget about it. All we hear from him is that dire consequences will necessarily befall the student...
University officials have been unsuccessful in attempts to head off two construction programs which could seriously hamper crew practice and other athletic activities on the Charles River, the CRIMSON learned yesterday...
Painter Karl Knaths never uses models, for the elementary reason that a model would only hamper him. "Before I start a painting," he explains, "I have an idea-or a motif-in mind. It could be a piece of a landscape or maybe a still life. From the motif you break into planes to create spaces." In the spaces he paints the objects and figures central to the motif, at the same time building up an architectural structure usually made of heavy black lines. As the painting progresses, he keeps forms and colors in key with each other, changing them...
Oncoming darkness threatened to hamper the efforts of both teams as Dunster toppled Jonathan Edwards 27-12. The Funsters built up an early margin and though Yale threatened seriously towards the end of the game, they were unable to close the 27-point...
Chris Ohiri's playing status changes often: injuries continue to hamper his effectiveness. Sophomore center forward Cormac O'Malley has ably substituted for Ohiri, and switch of Captain Tony Davies from halfback to the forward line has given added impetus to the offense...