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...admissions. Crimson editors appear to place great stock in SATs and seem to advocate a process that simply admits those with the highest test scores. During this century, the College has continually rejected the appeal of such a one-dimensional selection process, electing instead to identify a more diverse array of talents, skills and qualifications than test scores alone could do. As Bill Bender, Dean of Admissions from 1952-1960, put it in his final report...
However, the judge would not agree to recuse himself from the case of a Black man until defense attorneys had presented an array of embarrassing evidence of his misbehavior...
...graying of the clergy extends to the faithful. Black churches usually operate a wide array of community projects reaching all age groups, but "many black churches are senior citizens' homes," laments Los Angeles pastor Murray. "They do not attract young adults and youths." High rates of joblessness and crime among young blacks are significant factors, but the Rev. Richard Norris of Philadelphia's Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church (founded in 1794) cites the drug crisis in particular: "It's destroyed the family. It's weakened the church." Baltimore attorney Leronia Josey blames some middle- class black Christians for getting too "comfortable...
...will these marginalized kids turn out? Experts caution that it is difficult to generalize, but a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics describes some pitfalls. Children from single-parent homes face an array of risks, ranging from mild cognitive delays in preschoolers to withdrawal and depression in older kids. Children pressured by aggressive scheduling often show signs of chronic stress. "With the amount of anxiety and juggling," suggests San Francisco clinical psychologist Jeree Pawl, there is a risk that the next generation could grow up "thinking that they're nuisances. An unhandy bundle, a shelf for which...
HARVARD offers a scattered array of courses in popular culture: two first-year seminars, a tutorial in Social Studies, a seminar in Women's Studies and a smattering of classes in the Anthropology, History and VES Departments...