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...announcing the results of the inspection of the 35 commuter carriers, FAA Administrator Allan McArtor said in a letter to all commuter airlines...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FAA Finds Commuter Airline Violations | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

...said yesterday it is unlikely that any action would be taken on the issue. The subject of grading was first raised after a survey showed a majority of the faculty preferred the more stringent grading system. Defenders of the current system say 'F' grades would constitute an academic 'Scarlet Letter' which would unnecessarily demoralize students...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stanford Faculty Discusses Bringing Back 'F' Grades | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

...presentation to the Faculty Senate, the committee did not recommend the change. It concluded that the change "would unfortunately and perhaps dangerously 'moralize' the practice of grading; it would create a 'scarlet letter' within the grading system. This could have deleterious psychological effects on students already burdened by pressures to perform...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stanford Faculty Discusses Bringing Back 'F' Grades | 12/10/1988 | See Source »

Your hands begin to sweat as you look around Quincy's transformed JCR--or cavern, rather. The stage is configured into the shape of a capital letter I. There are two boxes at each end of the I, chairs along the length of the room, and black drapes everywhere...

Author: By Esther H. Won, | Title: Diary of a Mad Housewife | 12/9/1988 | See Source »

...letter to the editor, "Israel," (December 1) omitted the name of the author, Laura Fein...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Correction: | 12/6/1988 | See Source »

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