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Ivies poisoned
Now I know how members of obscure occupations or ethnic groups feel when their existence is discovered by The New York Times. As a graduate of a small liberal-arts college, I sometimes wondered whether the Times thought that everyone attended an Ivy...Tags: Lehigh University, Education, University of California, Los Angeles, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Journalism
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Drug prohibition doesnt work
This week, The Times featured yet another story about a drug bust gone bad. Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies detained 32 African American students and one Latino student at Los Angeles Trade Tech College in an attempted undercover raid. The sting...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Minority Groups, Assault, Social Issues, Racism
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Atlanta Bracket
Times Staff WriterNo. 1 Duke Location: Durham, N.C. Conference: Atlantic Coast. RPI: 1. Record: 30-3. Against tournament field: 11-2. Away from home: 16-2. In last 10 games: 8-2. Impressive victories: Nov. 25, at New York vs. Memphis, 70-67; Dec. 10, at East Rutherford,...Tags: Duke Blue Devils, University of California, Los Angeles, Big East Conference, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Climbing
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State hustled to succeed
Times Staff WriterCalifornia first marched itself into the big, bruising realm of higher education with a mortarboard on its head and a chip on its shoulder. For all the braggadocio of 19th century California, for all the superlatives churned out to entice tourists and...Tags: Government, Vietnam War (1955-1975), University of Southern California, Education, Minority Groups
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Football postponed due to fires
From Times Staff ReportsAll football games, as well as all extracurricular activities, scheduled this week in Orange County have been canceled because of the poor air quality that has resulted from the Santiago Canyon wildfire, according to Bill Habermehl, the Orange County...Tags: Entertainment, Health and Safety at School, Environmental Pollution, Jim Drake, Television
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Iraqis rethink American dream
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBAGHDAD -- Raheem's cellphone rang as we walked through a crowded market, stepping over piles of trash and weaving around slow-moving donkey carts. He spoke to the caller in his usual low murmur, then hung up. It was a U.S. immigration official, he...Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Military, Murder, Baghdad (Iraq), U.S. Embassy
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'Forever Blue: The True Story of Walter O'Malley, Baseball's Most Controversial Owner, and the Dodgers of Brooklyn and Los Angeles' by Michael D'Antonio
To Brooklynites of a certain age, Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley was a money-grubbing weasel who ripped the soul from their community when he announced he was moving the team to L.A. in 1957. Many Angelenos, however, view O'Malley as a pioneering saint for...Tags: Taj Mahal, Branch Rickey, Pete Hamill, Minority Groups, University of California, Los Angeles
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Wilson's Albright and Koulos are a perfect match as friends
'You're perfect," a reporter told Tyler Albright and Harry Koulos, Long Beach Wilson baseball players who have committed to Harvard and Yale, respectively, and have never received grades other than A on their report cards.
"We wish that's what the...Tags: Science and Technology, Entertainment, Gaming, Family, Baseball
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How to leave no child behind
Bilingual education | Strong teachers | Book it | Listen to kids | Beyond the classroom | Volunteer for kids | Respect your PTA | Big Fix main page Speak globally, learn locally By Rubén Martínez I have thought a lot about language since the birth of...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Science and Technology, Entertainment, Health and Safety at School, PTA
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Ahmadinejad walks away with a win
One of the world's truly dangerous men, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left New York a clear winner this week, and he can thank the arrogance of the American academy and most of the U.S. news media's studied indifference for his victory. If the...Tags: Columbia University, International Military Interventions, Government, Education, Judaism
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Chat with columnist Kathy M. Kristof
Times Staff Writer2007-09-10 13:05:14.0 Administrator2: Welcome to the chat! Thanks for coming, and thank you, Kathy! 2007-09-10 13:05:51.0 Administrator2: What's the best way to start saving for the education of a child who's now a toddler? 2007-09-10 13:07:27.0 Kathy...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Education, Entertainment, Homes, Periodicals
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'Secret Wars: One Hundred Years of British Intelligence Inside MI5 and MI6' by Gordon Thomas
The experience of empire seems to leave a people with at least a taste, if not a particular talent, for conspiracy. Certainly, that's true of the Russians for whom the one place at which the history of czarism and Bolshevism most clearly conjoins is in...Tags: European Union, Central Intelligence Agency, Espionage and Intelligence, World War II (1939-1945), Good Friday
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