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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...bugs use their antennae to sniff out trails left by fellow ants. Though this may strike some as collegiate show-and-tell, Wilson asserts that by introducing actual research to his students, they can gain exposure to the imaginative and active process of scientific experimentation, yet still "talk in terms of general principles...

Author: By Susan C. Faludi, | Title: Professors Flesh Out the Core | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

Originally, some had feared ETS would stop giving tests all together in New York. Now, though reductions in the number of tests given annually is likely, Churchill says, "I have heard no talk of a boycott." The only holdouts are the boards that administer the Medical College Admission Tests (MCATs) and Dental Aptitude Tests (DATs), both of which announced the day after the bill was passed that they were out of business in New York...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Testing: Truth or Consequences? | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...people have told me, it would be impossible for them to go through with it," she says, adding her suspicion that the boycott announcements were made in hopes of getting an exemption for the two tests. Cuts in service are likely. "I have heard a lot of talk about it from many of the boards, College Entrance Examination Board employee Sybil Stokes says...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Testing: Truth or Consequences? | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...Reaction from admissions officials to the law and subsequent scraps have been muted. Medical School admissions director Dr. Ogles by Paul was unavailable for comment. His secretary said Paul "has refused to talk to the press about this." At the Law School, where there is no danger of a test boycott, admission director Molly Geraghty says, "people are paying attention to it. But, what we are mainly doing is sitting and waiting, and I think you will find much the same thing is true at other schools and universities." In any event, the LSAT will still be required, at least...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: Testing: Truth or Consequences? | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

...been a while since Harvard football players have spoken like that. About three years since there's been that kind of talk...

Author: By Mark D. Director, | Title: There Are Quarterbacks--Believe It or Not | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

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