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...novel scheme has sparked bitterness among Chelsea teachers and the school committee, who say it gives B.U. too much power. B.U.'s blunt-spoken president, John Silber, admits that the program "is not going to be run like a Quaker meeting." B.U. originally proposed that a university-appointed board would make most school decisions. Outraged school committee members successfully lobbied for the right to to overrule verdicts on the budget or school policy with a two-thirds vote. However, B.U. would still hold most of the cards...
...Quaker Power: Coach Joe Restic appropriately summed up the Ivy League race last Saturday...
Brown moved the ball inside the Quaker 10-yd. line three times, but failed to score. The Bruins twice failed to convert on fourth-down attempts, and a 35-yd. field goal attempt failed because of a bad snap from center...
...Lions led the honor roll for the last week. Columbia striker Chris Ziadie, who came off the bench to set up both of the Lions' goals in a 2-0 victory over Penn, and Lion back Chris Ahmad--in Quaker forward Mike Constantino's face all day--were recognized for their play last week. Princeton forward Karl Schellscheidt, who tallied two assists in the Tigers' 4-3 victory over Brown, Brown forward Steve Lacy, who registered a goal and an assist against the Tigers, and Yale stopper Jay Hambrick, tallying his first career goal--the game-winner against the University...
...fuss? The word is out that eating oats can lower cholesterol levels in the blood. Result: groceries and supermarkets can't keep oat products on the shelves. Sales of oatmeal have jumped 20% this year, and oat- bran purchases have more than quintupled. The Quaker Oats plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is working three shifts every day and still not meeting demand. At the Real Food Co. in San Francisco, a health-food emporium, sales of bulk oat bran have tripled in the past year to 1,000 lbs. a month. Sales of oat- based breakfast cereals and cookies have...