Word: switches
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...varsity athletic teams (if not large number of varsity athletic wins), the recent cut in the junior varsity (JV) athletic program has taken many by surprise. Following weighted encouragement from the powers-that-be, also known as the Athletic Department, many JV sports this year have made the switch to the less-regulated club status.This JV-to-club push has been met by a mix of annoyance and enthusiasm from student athletes. Though teams are not being required to make the transition to club status, many have felt pressure to do so. Nadia O. Gaber...
...aware of what makes any of those things work together. The album plods along on autopilot for six straight tracks of virtually indistinguishable twin-guitar artillery, with doses of horn flourish applied intermittently in a futile attempt to enliven the record’s blandness. “The Switch and the Spur,” “Hold Up,” and “Top Yourself” all feel like second-rate Stripes songs, and Benson’s vocal and instrumental contributions to each are inoffensive at best and crippling at worst. The lyrics...
...percent decrease in its admissions rate this year. “We attribute a lot of the rise to the fact that Dartmouth recently rolled out a very ambitious and dramatic change of its financial aid package,” public relations officer Genevieve Haas said. Haas cited the switch from student loans to grants and the elimination of tuition for families with annual incomes below $75,000 as a reason for the jump in applications. She also noted that Dartmouth also switched to need-blind admissions for international students. Likewise, Stanford hopes new financial measures “should...
...College’s decision earlier this month to suspend transfer admission was hard news for the 1,308 students who had already applied to make the switch to Harvard next year. But for the students of Deep Springs College, a selective two-year institution situated in the High Sierra Desert, the new policy was uniquely significant...
...changed my gamestyle around,” said Clayton, who has been known to be in the middle of his first set while all his teammates are finishing their matches. “I started hitting the ball hard and heavy to his backhand.”The strategic switch worked wonders, as Clayton ran away with the third set 6-2, clinching the match for the Crimson and a 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 win for himself.Ermakov won his match (3-6, 7-6, 7-6) at No. 3 by attacking his opponent’s backhand with...