Word: topness
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...other hand, there is really no way to keep bad students from doing badly without lowering the standards and keeping the good students from developing their full potential. The record does not help much in settling the issue: The United States is the wealthiest country and its top universities are generally acknowledged to be the best in the world. But many of its schools are downright awful and part of the reason for the success of the United States might be that so many foreign-trained experts (who usually turn out to be better qualified than the nationals...
Among the players in Montreal are Harvard junior winger Tammy Shewchuk and sophomore center Jen Botterill, the top two scorers in the ECAC. Shewchuk and Botterill are the only two collegiate players on Team Canada...
...ECAC's top nine teams all have winning conference records because the bottom of the pack has been struggling. Cornell (3-5-0, 3-5-0) is in 10th place and has an outside shot at a playoff berth. But the Big Red has two tough games this weekend against Northeastern and Providence...
...Although many of them may be over the top, the demonstrators are tapping into something very real," says TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell. "Obviously we need a body such as the WTO to regulate the international economy, but such a body needs to consider the social and environmental impact of economic growth. Decisions that will have a huge impact on the way we live now and in the future can't be taken simply on a business basis." While nongovernmental organizations and even some governments are raising some of those issues inside the talks, activists will maintain a steady barrage...
...hallowed tradition had had previous problems. The pile collapsed twice before, most recently in 1994, after a heavy rain soaked the ground beneath the base logs. That's on top of reports over the years of cuts and concussions incurred during construction. "People are saying these students gave their lives for the cause, but their lives were clearly taken," says biology professor Hugh Wilson, who leads Aggies Against Bonfire, a faculty and student group. "I'd like to see the bonfire abolished as an institutional enterprise...