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In a sharply divided 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled thatfederal affirmative action programsmust adhere to the same strict standards as the states when offering help to minorities. The decision reverses a 1980 ruling that had allowed Congress greater leeway than the states in creating such programs. The case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SUPREME COURT LIMITS AFFIRMATIVE ACTION | 6/12/1995 | See Source »

Why did he concentrate in social studies? "I was premed when I first got here. But I like the content of my non-science courses more than my science courses. Social studies has this reputation as being very rigorous. I also wanted smaller major, and the interdisciplinary nature of social...

Author: By Joe Mathews, | Title: How to Succeed in Local Politics | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

Consider the Admissions Office's recent decision to begin accepting the Common Application for admission to the College. The ostensible reason for the change is that it makes applying to Harvard easier. After all, the old Harvard application wasn't inherently any more rigorous or probing than the Common Application...

Author: By Stephen E. Frank, | Title: In Defense of Harvard | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

A change to a system of distributional requirements is a more realistic alternative. With an almost unlimited field of departmental courses--divided into Core areas--from which to choose, students could never complain for a lack of diversity. In addition, students would be exposed to the company of concentrators in...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Make the Core Meaningful | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

To reach it goal of making the tournament and reaching the ranks of the lacrosse elite of the country, the team set up a tremendously rigorous schedule. Between April 1 and April 19, the team faced (in order) Duke, Notre Dame, Brown, Princeton and Massachusetts--all national lacrosse powerhouses.

Author: By Michael E. Ginsberg, | Title: Men's Lax Tries to Break Into Ivy Elite | 6/8/1995 | See Source »

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