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...Allan Nairn, future critic of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and its most widely recognized test, the SAT, was a senior in a New Jersey public high school. He was faced with teachers, parents and fellow students who treated the exam with the cutthroat intensity of battle and who viewed its results as the leading ticket to or barrier from a better life. But while Nairn's scores helped grant him a ticket rather than a barrier and he enrolled in Princeton the next year, he was severely troubled by what Nicholas B. Lemann '76, a former Crimson president, refers...
...happily reaffirm that although our so-called competitors in New Haven and rural New Jersey have submitted to early decision policies of admission, Harvard has resisted this trend and has stood by its early action procedure. And earlier this month, the admission office lofted themselves even higher on our scales of approval by permitting Harvard early action candidates to apply early action at other schools as well...
...farms have overflowed, and at least one has ruptured, spilling 2 million gallons of sewage into a tributary of the Northeast Cape Fear River. The entire water supplies of Pitt and Edgecombe counties have been contaminated, and four more inches from Harvey isn?t likely to help. New Jersey is facing similar problems ? 1 million residents were told to boil their water this weekend after flooding overwhelmed a treatment plant ? but the problems of an agricultural state are special. At least 110,000 hogs and a million poultry lie rotting in fetid floodwaters, and the animals that survive ? military vehicles...
When Sean Meeker reported to training camp on Aug. 27, he was surprised to find a white practice jersey with a number in the 30's--a number usually reserved for the defensive secondary. Meeker, who played cornerback and wide receiver at Chattahoochee High School in Atlanta, was hoping to try his hand at the offensive side of the ball...
With the eventual 3-0 win, Harvard closed out the tournament. It had already lost its first match to Boston College the night before, 3-2, but had followed with a win over Saint Peter's from New Jersey earlier in the day. The Portland win gave the Crimson a 2-1 overall match play record and the tournament title, setting the tone for what the team hopes will be a winning season...