Word: majored
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Holy Cross did major damage in the third...
...Eastern Airlines prepared to embark on a new flight plan last week, another major carrier flew into the combat zone. In Minnesota directors of NWA, the parent company of Northwest Airlines, broke a week-long silence by rejecting a $2.6 billion takeover bid from a group headed by Los Angeles investor Marvin Davis. In spurning the $90-a-share offer, NWA Chairman Steven Rothmeier, 42, said his firm fully intends to remain independent. But Davis, whose group owns 3% of NWA's shares, vowed to press ahead with plans to acquire the company and its prize asset, Northwest, the fourth...
...program, however, has met some criticism, particularly from students and higher education officials. One major criticism suggests that the proposed shift in student aid allocations runs counter to the ideals established by the Civil Rights movement, which allowed everyone to have an equal opportunity to afford college. Daniel Baer concludes in a Crimson editorial that "the Nunn bill would do more to upset equality of educational opportunity than anything since Plessy v. Ferguson...
THESE facts make the Nunn/McCurdy plan all the more compelling. A revolutionary program that can be accepted by a majority in Congress is needed to redress the problems with the current system. Participation in the Citizens Corps may be the only way in which some young people can afford higher education. Moreover, participating students will not have to find other sources of income or have lingering debts plaguing their future; the money they earn is up front and can pay for major portions of tuition costs at most colleges and universities. National service vouchers redress the regressive impact of current...
...major reason for Harvard's success thus far has been the strong contingent of freshmen currently filling its singles ranks. Since the squad's return from its spring trip to California, Mike Shyjan, who is at the number-three spot, is undefeated in singles play, as are Derek Brown and Albert Chang at four and six, respectively. Chang and Laszlo Serester are also undefeated in the third doubles spot, while Shyjan and Cardi have dropped only one match at number...