Word: indexes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...seized the lead, and held it. Lewis, on the other hand, got a characteristically slower start, but instead of accelerating past his adversary, he looked to his right three times, always to see Johnson in front of him. Before he even crossed the finish line, Big Ben raised his index finger to signal that he was still No. 1. Carl Lewis had run faster than in Rome -- but lost by more...
...final part of the index, grades, is a more effective measure, but it also subject to occasional flaws. Superior students are sometimes inept in a single subject, which pulls down their overall grade point average; this human factor is often accounted for by understanding admissions officers...
Although the index combines factors which are important in the general admissions process, by doing so rigidly, it fails to take into account individual circumstances and treat atheletes as other students are treated--as individuals...
...adhering to excessively rigid admission policies when dealing with athletes, schools are guilty of discrimination. They view athletes as a group by ensuring that they pass a minimum standard. Yet no other group on campus is filtered through such an index...
...relaxing the rigidity of its index, Columbia moved closer to maintaining the balance between academics and athletics. Because of the intense scrutiny the change has come under, Columbia will be pressured to ensure that the athletes who are admitted make the grade...