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...recent past, non-OPEC countries have been pretty cooperative in not taking up the slack that OPEC leaves. But Mexico also realizes that a severe U.S. slowdown is going to hit them very hard, and as they try to diversify their economy - not to mention keep up the good start Vincente Fox and George W. Bush have gotten off to - that's the last thing they want. So they might be expected to help out in a pinch...
...college sophomores to name their most vivid public memory, and they invariably mention the explosion of the Challenger. Even that, they say ruefully, was something they saw on television, and therefore not quite real. They feel a certain bitterness and confusion about that unreality, about the disconnections of prosperity - the eventlessness...
...recognized five Crimson skaters. Freshman Tim Pettit was named Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Year, while sophomore Dominic Moore was named to the All-Ivy First Team. Senior goaltender Oli Jonas and junior defenseman Pete Capouch came away with Second-Team honors. Assistant captain Chris Bala received Honorable Mention All-Ivy status...
What about the importance of a postseason? Conference tournaments reward the teams who are peaking at the right time. And, more importantly, the games are exciting-not to mention significant. Harvard's upset over Penn last month was thrilling, but what does it mean at this point in the year? Had the game come in the context of a league tournament, then it might have actually meant something...
Conspicuously absent from the determination of Susan's fate is any mention of her SATs. That's because, in the parlance of Mount Holyoke's admissions officers, Susan is a "score blocker." Last summer Mount Holyoke announced that for a five-year trial period, it would give applicants the option of withholding their test scores, allowing the college to test the effectiveness of the SAT as a predictor of college success. This fall applications rose 10%, with 1 in 6 scores withheld. Now it's crunch time for the school's admissions officers, who have holed up in an unassuming...