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...imposing a requirement for schools to administer standardized tests to their students poses its own problems. Such a standardized test would inherently enforce norms as to what subjects students should learn and what skills they should have, norms that could be quite different from university to university, and with good reason. A liberal arts education cannot be measured in such a rigid fashion—it’s largely not about marks on tests or grades on transcripts—it’s about teaching students to think, to broaden their experiences, to expose them to different viewpoints...
...Darfur is a test case--not just of the world's commitment to stop genocide but also of its ability to prevent future African resource wars. Already, the fighting in western Sudan has spilled into Chad and the Central African Republic. At the Guereda refugee camp in Chad, near the Sudanese border, staff members from the International Medical Corps increasingly find themselves mediating conflicts between refugees and local farmers, who complain that the influx of refugees has ruined their land. The refugee camps house concentrated populations that are too big for the land to support, and water and firewood...
...consistently opposed sweeping bans, however rare, on handguns while supporting the more moderate gun-control measures that are common in many states--including waiting periods and background checks. That's why the Parker litigation, spearheaded by Bob Levy of the libertarian Cato Institute, seems like the perfect Supreme Court test case for gun-rights supporters. "We picked the D.C. law because it is so extreme," Levy told me. Now that Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has been replaced by Samuel Alito, Levy is "cautiously optimistic" of victory next June...
Yannatos’ career has been similarly defined by the two paths. He has conducted the HRO since 1964, while composing a sizable catalogue of works, many of which were premiered by the HRO. While only history can tell whether Yannatos will stand the test of time as a composer, his “Cello Concerto,” which received its world premiere on the concert, was at least the work of an assured and seasoned orchestrator, with colorful and dazzling passages at every turn. Yannatos clearly understood the strengths and weaknesses of the ensemble he was writing...
...addition to continuing the annual rivalry and determining England competitors, this Saturday marks the first meet at McCurdy Track since its renovation. The Crimson is eager to test out the new outdoor surface, as the former track was not a team favorite...