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Schools' different standards mean that the results in the government index may vary from those of other groups that rank campus safety...
Last spring, admissions readers came across a student whose SAT score was lower than 1,200 and who did not rank in the top 10% of her class. Numerically speaking, she lagged far behind most accepted applicants. But her essay and recommendations indicated a strong interest in civil rights and personal experience with racial discrimination. She was admitted. "All the newspapers say affirmative action is done," says a veteran counselor at a large New York City high school. "But nothing has changed. I have a [minority] kid at Yale with an SAT score in the high 900s...
...brought the revolt to ignition point when the three old men bulldozed aside the barricade. A few police swung their batons at the flood of protesters, but they had no hope--and no stomach to do much more. However loyal the upper levels of police might have remained, the rank and file had turned. We police, muttered one, are more democratic than you think. When Kostunica arrived that night to cheers of "President!" the police looked on as he declared, "Those who step on the people's will and try to steal their votes are the ones committing subversion...
...should not be taken for granted, however, that all children of divorce end up divorced themselves. Growing up, I vowed to provide my own children with something I was myself denied--a stable home in which both biological parents are present. Of my life's proudest accomplishments, I rank it No. 1. STEVEN R. BUTLER Richardson, Texas
...what does the future hold for Miami? Well, they might not win the championship this year because they have yet to play a tough Virginia Tech team and already have a loss to Washington. However, Miami's No. 4 ranking is the highest rank it has had in quite a while. That bodes well for the team after so many years of falling from grace...