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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Is the SAT toast?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Wake Forest University graduate Stuart Whatley laments his alma mater’s decision to make the SAT optional - the nation’s first top 30 university to do so. He argues that the SAT is still useful. “One may argue that a low score simply reflects an off-day or poor standardized test-taking abilities, but it is indisputable that only the brightest of the bright are able to score near perfect,” he writes.
Should universities back off on the SAT and use grades, extracurricular activities and other factors to determine admission?
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Save the planet: Lose weight
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UGA economics professor Dwight Lee argues that by simply keeping our weight under control, we can help the environment and greatly reduce fuel consumption. He cites a study in the Engineering Economist that links obesity to higher costs in auto and air travelRead story here.
Lee argues that through diet and exercise, he has kept his weight close to what it was at age 19- and that he is therefore helping the environment, despite the fact that he shuns other environmentally friendly practices like recycling and he favors drilling in ANWR. Does Lee have a point?
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Did sexism doom Hillary Clinton?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Is sexism still a potent force in American cultural and political life? Well, of course it is. But it didn’t defeat Hillary Clinton.
Her embittered supporters ought to stop whining about her loss. Complaining about misogyny will never get a woman elected to the highest office in the land. There is nothing more self-defeating for women who are trying to promote the idea of a female commander-in-chief than whiny recriminations and victimhood.
Clinton proved what some of us have always known — a woman running a high-profile race for president can be tough, tireless, savvy and resilient. She didn’t win, but she still broke barriers. Making her a victim diminishes her accomplishments.
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