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According to Newman, her first order of business will be to get to know the faculty and gain an understanding of the issues facing the school...
...part in sports improves kids' academic test scores and reduces behavior problems. This view bucked conventional wisdom (i.e., mine), so I sought a second opinion. But Marion O'Brien, who teaches human development at the University of Kansas, concurred with Hofferth, saying, "If children enjoy lessons and activities, they gain skills and confidence...
What's next after genetic decoding? Will we be able to control our feelings and desires? Will we control every aspect of our lives? The discovery will surely help scientists gain more insight into diseases such as cancer and AIDS, but will people use this to benefit others or simply to create the "perfect" person? SOPHIA MALIK Dallas...
Meanwhile, back at the ranch...: White House aides fear that Clinton's long stay up at Camp David and his trip here have allowed the Republicans in Congress to gain important political ground with their proposals to cut the estate tax and the marriage penalty. Although administration officials and Democratic leaders have been condemning the tax cuts as too deep, "what's been missing is the President's voice," said one aide here. Solution: last Saturday's radio address, which dealt exclusively with domestic tax issues, attacking the Republicans for "treating the surplus like they...
...problem, instead, is the other aspects of life that suffer when a student starts to prioritize ambition and advancement above family and friends. When students choose to throw themselves wholeheartedly into a job far from home, they may gain valuable experience, but there is a tradeoff--they lose the close interaction and involvement with family and friends that were the hallmark of their life before they came to college...