Word: toughers
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...declining number of teenagers in New York and Massachussetts, modifications in the Early Action program, and tougher admissions standards resulting from the larger applicant pool may have contributed to the drop, Fizsimmons said last week. But he agreed that these factors pale somewhat in light of Yale University's record-breaking 800-application increases...
Handlin said when he became a University professor he was asked to take on various directorships, but he added. "Bud may be a tougher character than...
THIS FALL HAS not been easy for President Bok, but it might've been tougher. The most vocal protest on campus from non-minority students has centered on rather parochial issues. In fact, a student group named GUERILLA achieved its most effective demonstration early in exam period, when it organized a "study-in" at Lamont, managing within a few days to gain an all-night study area--the Greenhouse Cafe...
...report stated that there was a slight increase in the number of students interested in college teaching. "With society getting in college teaching. "With society getting tougher and tougher, people are beginning to see that the academic life is a good life," Paul N. Yivisaker, dean of the School' of Education, said yesterday, adding that the university is a "place where you can still live a life of values...
...edged toward some franker views. "I predict he won't follow his campaign talk," he said, referring to Reagan's promises about abolishing the Departments of Energy and Education, making large tax cuts and other issues. Said Carter: "When you get here, it's a lot tougher to do." The previous evening, Carter had delivered a short, graceful farewell speech on TV that touched on the three issues he believes are of paramount importance: nuclear arms control, the planet's diminishing resources, and human rights. He hopes to force the issues on Reagan...