Word: forward
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Leaning forward and speaking intensely, he asks, "So why should I hang my head and go around regretting what's happened? I'm damn pleased with what's happened. What I'm not pleased with is that there's a tiny element of this faculty that believes that they are permitted to lie about this institution...
...Curry, a forward who holds Crimson single-game and season records in rebounds and assists, will once again anchor the team at both ends of the court...
...Kathleen Bishop set up house with her boyfriend. Seven years later, then a Catholic University law student, she was still living with him and looking forward to a summer job with the Justice Department. During a routine background investigation, a question was asked that floored Bishop: "Are you living with anybody?" Her answer cost her the job. The department's rationale: cohabitation out of wedlock is "widely regarded as a sign of low character." Bishop filed suit. Last week the Justice Department signed a consent order stating that it cannot refuse to hire someone solely because...
Although testmakers have generally eliminated such blatant cultural bias from current tests, Testing Digest and an anomalous group of other critics have lately come forward to demand new scrutiny of tests for bias and for the use of ambiguous questions. Probably more important, the critics also seek general reform in society's use of standardized multiple-choice tests to measure intelligence and academic and professional achievement. The movement includes public interest advocates in Savannah, Ga., publishers of the Measuring Cup, a newsletter devoted solely to testing reform; the National P.T.A.; the United States Student Association; Consumer Advocate Ralph Nader...
...season dry spell cannot obscure the quality of Ford's eleven, however. With perhaps two more players, and far fewer injuries, it would have been a superb team. A center-forward who could worry opposing goalies in the air would have complemented Keller-Sarmiento and Mogollan's play on the ground and added an extra dimension to the Crimson attack. One other fine halfback might have given the team the dominance it needed in midfield...