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More broadly, students who attend failing schools could suffer as the SAT morphs from a test of general-reasoning abilities into a test of what kids learn in school. "There's a danger that making it too curriculum-dependent will actually increase overall score gaps for some minority groups," says Rebecca Zwick, a former chair of the College Board's own SAT Committee. "Because we have such huge disparities in the quality of schooling in the country, kids who go to crummy schools may be disadvantaged...
...Still In Love Song,” where distorted vocals (strongly reminiscent of The Stills’ current tour partners, Echo and the Bunnymen) drone over a jaunty bass line. At their worst, as on the nearly self-parodying “Animals & Insects,” the band suffer from monotony—without memorable hooks, the songs are unspectacular, and the throbbing, annoyingly persistent bass longs for a change of pace. As another entry in a growing aesthetic of modern rock, this album holds its ground, but in no way is it destined to become a classic debut...
...realized by a Center for Alcohol, situated at University Health Services (UHS). Staffed with alcohol-knowledgeable health professionals, the center could run—among other projects—educational sessions and regular clinics to curb irresponsible drinking. The center could, for example, offer support sessions for those who suffer from alcohol dependency—no such program currently exists...
Putin could also suffer from U.S. support of another Russian titan, not of oil, but of the media: Vladimir Gusinsky, former owner of the TV station NTV. Guilty of loan fraud, Gusinsky fled Russia to escape charges but was recently arrested in Greece. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has received favorable media coverage from Gusinsky, has defended him, as have some U.S. business leaders and members of Congress. Even if the media magnate isn’t a national security threat as Putin claims, he is a political threat—unafraid to voice his opposition to current Russian...
...Russian presidential election (to say nothing of his own). But banking on this political moment, the anti-Putin oligarchs might try to force Bush’s hand. They know that if the Bush administration backs Murmansk and recommends that extradition charges be dropped against Gusinsky, Putin will suffer the political blows...