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...this five-team tournament in the Big Apple, the reigning NCAA National Champion men’s team went 5-0, defeating NYU 20-7, Rutgers 17-10, UNC 21-6, and Penn State 14-13. The women’s team routed the Violets 24-3, the Scarlet Knights 23-4, and the Tar Heels 22-5, before falling to the Nittany Lions...
...from the way that the freshman foil squad fared on Saturday, the Crimson’s ability to defend its national championship looks uncompromised. Artemisha Goldfeder, Arielle Pensler, and Anna Podolsky combined to shut out both Rutgers and UNC 9-0 and slice through NYU 8-1. Despite a frustrating loss to the Nittany Lions, the foils still managed a 5-4 record against Penn State...
...will those with fewer advantages be helped by the new policy? It didn't happen at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). In 2002, one year after UNC banned early admissions, the number of fee waivers - which represent the number of students with limited means (a family of four needs to make less than $35,798 to qualify) - actually decreased...
...UNC went even further, introducing the Carolina Covenant in Oct. 2003, a provision allowing students from low-income families to graduate from the university without any debt. Many of the Ivy League schools also have similar programs. That caused fee waiver applications to increase 38.9% from 2004 to 2006. "I believe strongly that early admissions doesn't have an effect on low-income students here," Stephen Farmer, the assistant provost and director of undergraduate admissions at UNC, told TIME. "In the end you still have to have need-based financial...
...banning early admissions help placate such a growing divide? From UNC's experience, the answer...