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...siege seriously weakened the P.L.O. and should permit Assad even more control over its affairs. The conflict, however, will switch from open warfare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bidding for a Bigger Role: Syria seeks to become the prime Arab power | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

That was enough for Reycroft. A time out and a goalie switch--freshman Jim Edmands replacing Fawcett--and it was a completely new game. "They were a whole different team," said Connors, "and we were...

Author: By Jim Silver, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: The Lynah Mob Rejoices: Cornell, 6-5 | 12/12/1983 | See Source »

...been no apparent attempt to garner undergraduate opinion--to see whether cramped rooms at the river are a problem bad enough to send more people to the Quad, and only College officials can show otherwise. But the housing lottery convincingly demonstrates that most students would rather live tight than switch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Go for Quality, Not Quantity | 12/10/1983 | See Source »

...proposed switch--from Harvard's current requirement of the SAT and three Achievement Test scores to the option of submitting five Achievements and no SAT--is in one sense flexible and forward-looking. Admissions studies have indicated for several years now that scores on the Achievement Tests, which are detailed exams on specific high school subjects, tend to predict freshman adacademic performance better than scores on the more general and less curriculum-based SAT. Test experts--both at Harvard and nationwide--have recently argued that the SAT reflects not verbal or mathematical "aptitude," as advertised, but rather a high school...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UnSATisfactory? | 12/6/1983 | See Source »

Gizzi decided to switch back to quarterback this year and to complete with eight others for the starting job. He sat on the bench for the last few games, until the ineffectiveness of Columbo and an injury to Sophomore Brian White gave him a shot Gizzi played well enough against Dartmouth in relief to get a start against Princeton...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Greg Gizzi | 11/18/1983 | See Source »

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