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...becoming even less of one? Largely because Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California--the College Board's biggest client--wanted it to. Board president Caperton surely has his own ambitions, but it's unlikely he would have sought such radical changes if Atkinson hadn't spoken out against the SAT. In a February 2001 speech in Washington, Atkinson recommended that his university stop asking its 76,000 yearly applicants for SAT scores. It's hard to overstate the gravity of this moment for the College Board. If U.C. had followed through on the recommendation, the board could have...
...soft-spoken phone caller has awoken about a dozen female students this semester with lewd questions in hushed tones—prompting concerns that the so-called “serial whisperer” has returned...
...Coming back on a day like this is different than any other day. The thing that surprised me today is the consistency of people you haven’t spoken to in 30 years, and that you can locate them with great familiarity,” said Janna E. Malamud Smith ’73, who is now a psychologist and author. “It pulls you back into your own past and theirs...
...quick to smile, the Milan leader has few enemies - a miraculous accomplishment in Vatican circles - and seems to win friends across the ideological spectrum. A moral theologian believed to have helped pen the Pope's seminal 1995 document on bioethics, Tettamanzi has strong conservative credentials. But he has also spoken out against the mistreatment of immigrants and in support of antiglobalization demonstrations. Progressive groups such as the Community of Sant'Egidio like him - yet so does the archtraditionalist Opus Dei. He can reach out to the laity as well: in September, the Archbishop showed up at the Monza racetrack...
...tell them before it’s too late. After it’s happened a few times, you learn to distrust your own proclivities. But sometimes you just have to try, because you know that if even one person is struck by the same spirit that has spoken to you, it will have been worth it. So get ready to be preached...