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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...appears that this is the reasoning behind the testing policies of most Harvard course, as open-book tests are indeed rare. Clearly it is the case that a vital goal of many course is the building of a body of knowledge making analyses possible, but open-book testing would not undermine this objective...

Author: By Roy Astrachan, | Title: Open Books, Open Minds | 5/3/1994 | See Source »

...hard free speech supporters say the policy still infringes on First Amendment rights, while some students say the policy obstructs the free exchange of ideas that is vital to an academic environment, according to the Boston Globe...

Author: By Ishaan Seth, | Title: Changes Made to School Code | 5/2/1994 | See Source »

Boycotts, divestment and disassociation are appropriate measures for demonstrating opposition when the targeted institution is wholly illegitimate (the former South African government comes to mind). The U.S. military is hardly such an institution. Surely, the staff also sees the vital national need for the armed forces to attract the best possible recruits, despite...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Don't Limit Student Options | 4/29/1994 | See Source »

...document that could become vital to thecase's outcome is another memo found in ExtensionSchool files. This letter, which was attached tothe Fernald memo, is not signed, but the documentwas sent to Shinagel and appears to have beenpenned by a school official...

Author: By Terry H. Lanson, | Title: Sexual Harassment Suit Raises Questions | 4/25/1994 | See Source »

...least three dozen of them important in human tumors. Some, known as oncogenes, turn on cell division, whereas others, called tumor-suppressor genes, are responsible for switching the process off. In their normal form, both kinds of genes work as a team, enabling the body to perform such vital tasks as replacing dead cells or repairing defective ones. But mutations in the chemical makeup of these genes, whether inherited or acquired later in life, can disrupt these finely tuned checks and balances. A cell containing a faulty oncogene is often likened to a car with a stuck accelerator, a cell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stopping Cancer in Its Tracks | 4/25/1994 | See Source »

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