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...chance to get a college education. Proponents of affirmative action, however, argue that this approach removes minority students from the top state universities. In California, for example, minority college enrollment has remained steady under the new system, but has tailed off at top schools, such as UC Berkeley and UCLA, and in the most competitive graduate programs. This phenomenon is known as "cascading" - dropping large chunks of minority populations down from top-tier to medium- and lower-tier schools. But it also has its upside: Students don't require as many remedial courses to help them catch up with other...
...cliche is good pitching beats good hitting," Crockett said. "I guess we'll see how true that is this weekend. We've faced some good-hitting teams in Florida and UCLA. Anything can happen, but I think it's looking good...
Louie, a professor at UCLA and the author of Pangs of Love, a highly praised 1991 collection of stories, initially plays his rebellious hero's story for laughs. But serious matters begin to tax Sterling's sense of humor. His parents have sent money to a young woman in Hong Kong so she can fly to the U.S. and become his bride. His father is ill, perhaps dying. And Bliss, his American girlfriend who is studying dentistry in Iowa, announces that she is pregnant with their child. Beset on all sides, Sterling says, "I worry I have lost my will...
...infield made four errors at UCLA, including three by Carter, who was pencilled in as the starter at short last year before a weak-hitting spring cost him the job. Walsh, who loves to shake up his defenses, especially early in the season, will also try sophomore Josh San Salvador--a full-time DH last year--in the infield...
...depth of its pitching carried Harvard last year, and holdovers John Birtwell and Ben Crockett were the top two on that staff. Birtwell was banged up in his start at UCLA, surrendering five earned runs on six hits through 2.2 innings, but the junior has the nastiest stuff in the Ivy, including a two-seamer, four-seamer, change and breaking ball--which he throws from a variety of arm angles. Crockett, who shared Ivy Rookie of the Year honors with Princeton's Chris Young, consistently throws his fastball in the high 80's, and mixes in a curveball...