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...section participation and finals where students spew professors’ own words back at them (or, more likely, at teaching fellows)—does not encourage students to think for themselves enough, and often squelches independent thought. Brooks shrewdly identified this as the major drawback to theoretically top-notch college educations, saying, “The students at the really elite schools may have more social confidence, but students at less prestigious schools may learn not to let their lives be guided by other people’s status rules—a lesson that is worth the tuition...
Though he would not notch another point, the Pittsburgh product had a bird’s-eye view for two of the final three Crimson tallies—or at least an inside-the-blue-line-eye view. Though he would not notch another point, the Pittsburgh product had a bird’s-eye view for two of the final three Crimson tallies—or at least an inside-the-blue-line-eye view...
Rattling off four shots, Maki not only capitalized on the space left open for him, but aggressively slashed through the Black Bears’ blue liners, looking to notch another tally...
...Ashes To Ashes Citing the slump in recorded music sales, a U.S. credit-rating agency downgraded $55 million worth of bonds issued by David Bowie in 1997 to one notch above ?junk? status. Buyers are repaid out of the rock star's future royalties...
...Bryan seems to pick it up a notch when we’re playing the Ivy League teams,” Walsh says. “He’s had the stamp on him since he’s been here, that we’re just waiting on him to put it together. We’re hoping that he has a real good season...