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...There is broad consensus that standardized test scores can be valuable as one factor, among several, in helping to assess candidates for admission.... The correlation between SAT scores and future academic success, however, is far from exact. It is not uncommon for individuals to outperform (or underperform) what the tests 'predict'--often by significant margins. In addition, the predictive power of the tests diminishes over time...
John K. Natchez '99 is somewhat shy. Such modesty seems uncommon for a teenager, especially for one who has just released his first album...
...uncommon to see all sorts of bizarre traditions constructed to mimic the general culture. In fact, if you stop by Hillel you will find a signup sheet for "Mysterious Maccabees." Sound authentically Jewish? Somehow I doubt...
...spark caused by carelessness ignited his tanker filled with jet fuel. Texas officials recently investigated a sulfuric-acid spill in Laredo involving a 16-year-old driver with no insurance and no shipping papers. His rig had faulty brakes; nine of its 18 tires were bald. It is not uncommon to find several Mexican truck drivers carrying insurance cards with the same name and policy number...
Legal issues aside, the revelations of behind-the-scenes dealmaking at 60 Minutes disturbed many journalists at CBS. Paying consulting fees to outside "experts" who help on stories is not uncommon in TV news; but some questioned whether, in this case, the payment compromised both Wigand and CBS. What most appalled some at CBS News was the notion that 60 Minutes would give a source veto power over whether to run his interview. One senior CBS producer expressed outrage that the 60 Minutes journalists would go on talk shows and cloak themselves in the First Amendment when they...