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...often subsidized arena: tutoring by public and private schools. While not a new idea, these in-school programs are increasingly appealing in this economy, tutors say. The Princeton Review is in talks with five states about integrating SAT or ACT prep into all of their districts. Some schools help knock 20% to 30% off students' fees by offering use of their classrooms at no charge to the test prep company. Other districts pick up the entire tab of the Princeton Review program, offering it to students as part of their regular curriculum...
...doesn’t want you to think about how disgusted he is that there are Harvard students in the stands whose surnames end in vowels, and not vowels that are only sometimes vowels (so-called “weekend warrior” vowels), but work-a-day, knock-around vowels, the kinds of vowels that built this country...
...time. On one play, after the Minuteman defense failed to clear the ball, freshman attacker Kevin Vaughn found junior attacker Jesse Fehr streaking towards the net. From point-blank range, Fehr fired a shot at the lower right corner of the goal, but Schneider made a diving save to knock it away. “[Schneider] played great,” senior co-captain Max Gottschall said. “He made some really good saves and gave their defense a little momentum.” UMass tallied two more goals before the end of the half. On the first...
...team could ask for in an ECAC Tournament semifinal matchup.Everything, that is, except a win for the Crimson.In an engrossing clash, No. 7 Harvard (19-10-3) suffered a shocking 3-2 defeat in extra minutes at the hands of Rensselaer (19-13-4). Not only did the loss knock Harvard out of the conference tourney, it also ensured that the Crimson would not get a bid for the NCAA Tournament, thus bringing a disappointing end to the season.Following competitive games against Harvard earlier in the season—a 1-1 draw and 5-4 loss?...
...well, but came up on the short end of a 4-3 decision against No. 20 Seth Ciasulli of Lehigh. Regardless, Weiss was pleased with Jantzen’s prospect for a healthy end to the season.“[Jantzen]’s ankle is fine and knock wood he didn’t have a problem all weekend,” Weiss said. “He missed a lot of matches this year and getting into match mode mentally takes a bit [of time], but he’ll be ready for nationals...