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Among the schools most concerned about the ethics of need vs. merit is a group of 23 prestigious colleges in the Northeast, including the eight members of the Ivy League. These colleges require their scholarship winners to show financial need, and the schools' representatives meet once a year to standardize aid packages offered to the same students. Two top-ranked women's colleges, Smith and Mount Holyoke, recently broke ranks by announcing that they would award 30 prizes of $300 and $400, respectively, to then" choice applicants. Says Mount Holyoke President Elizabeth Kennan: "Our No. 1 priority will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Top Dollar for Top Students | 5/2/1983 | See Source »

Vincent: "I want to live where it's warm and where there's plenty of sunshine and nice weather." Anna "I want to live in the Northeast, preferably Boston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The (Almost) Newlywed Game | 4/28/1983 | See Source »

...Kampuchea to flush out the estimated 45,000 armed rebels opposed to the Hanoi-backed government of President Heng Samrin. Vietnamese soldiers destroyed Phnom Chat, a border village sympathetic to the Khmer Rouge, the largest of the guerrilla groups, then pulverized O Samach, a settlement 70 miles to the northeast that served as an outpost for the 30,000 followers of Prince Norodom Sihanouk. During the blitz, however, the Vietnamese aimed their fire not only at the insurgents but at unarmed civilians in both Kampuchea and neighboring Thailand. Hanoi's troops ventured a mile into Thai terrain and shelled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Viet Nam: When Will the Peace Begin? | 4/25/1983 | See Source »

Women's tennis is no exception. This year again the Big Three have dominated the Ivy League and the rest of the Northeast...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Levy, | Title: Netwomen Still Undefeated in Ivies | 4/22/1983 | See Source »

Harvard remains undefeated in both the Ivies (2-0) and the Northeast (5-0), while Princeton (5-1) and Yale (13-2) have posted similarly impressive records...

Author: By Jeffrey C. Levy, | Title: Netwomen Still Undefeated in Ivies | 4/22/1983 | See Source »

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