Word: problem
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Problem is, there aren't many loyal fans around. The Bolts averaged only 2500 spectators at Nickerson Field in their second year as a franchise. Ever hear artificial turf rustle against the wind? Kenney probably has. Still, he's not complaining...
...response, Spence created a committee to examine the problem, and tapped Pforzheimer University Professor Sidney Verba '53, a man wise in the ways of the Harvard bureaucracy, to chair the panel...
...Part of the problem was a history of older siblings and some advisors giving information to freshmen based on previous tests," says Yuriko Kuwabara, program advisor in the Core Program. "They can't cram for this anymore...
...review of the Core Curriculum--issued last May at its 10-year anniversary--found a main problem with the QRR to be its "extracurricular" status. Because there is no required coursework unless a student is unable to pass the two exams, undergraduates tend to "focus their attention on passing the tests rather than learning the material," the report concluded...
...attack this problem, Mackay-Smith says, proctors are being told to find out from their first-year students exactly when and how they plan to fulfill the QRR. "Advisors will approach the QRR the same as they approach language requirements...not just say, `Oh yes, and there's a QRR--you better get it taken care...