Word: mayerson
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Weinglass and the Harrises had no complaints about Prosecutor Samuel Mayerson, who laid out his case with cool, professional thoroughness. But emotional clashes almost immediately erupted between the defense and Judge Mark Brandler, 66. On occasion Harris lost his temper and once cursed Brandler. A bitter defense disappointment came when Brandler refused to bar admission of a tape sent to an L.A. radio station on which Harris talked about the shootout; both defense and prosecution experts had testified that the tape could have been altered...
...Mayerson New York City...
Today the use of pass/fail grades is fading. Philip Mayerson, dean of N.Y.U.'s College of Arts and Science feels that students are using the system primarily to protect their averages; on campuses where pass/fail grades are optional (usually for one subject a semester), students often reserve them for difficult courses. Some professors are skeptical about the effect of pass/fail on motivation and learning. Says Stanford Philosophy Professor John Mothershead Jr.: "There's a great temptation for a bright student in a pass/fail course not to do any work and get away with it." Associate Registrar Philip Bain...