Editorial on NCAA graduation rate policy and its flaws
The piece argues that forcing colleges to publish athletic graduation rates is a shallow fix. It warns that schools may cheat or tailor programs to boost totals, harming honest institutions while masking broader academic neglect of marginal athletes. It calls for universal, truthful graduation data and stronger student support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bradley
Tom McMillen
NCAA
Sen
Bradley
Rep
McMillen
Rhodes
Downward grain prices ease but embargo shadows sales
The Lawrence area eyed possible grain sales as boards reported a slight slowdown in the price drop caused by the U S grain embargo on the Soviet Union. Wheat corn and oats futures hit daily lows amid uncertain demand while local elevators stayed quiet awaiting policy effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest Boards of Trade
Lawrence
U.S
Soviet Union
Kansas River
Gorbachev’s Fate Tied to Wider Global Shifts
The piece argues Gorbachev faces a tough year as ethnic unrest and vanished January meetings spook Wall Street. It notes economic strain from satellites embracing market economies, pressures for greater autonomy, and the broader risk of stagnation under a misbalanced power structure. Fed by Starr’s view, it suggests technotronic glasnost may outlive him.
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Washington
Bush
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Mikhail Gorbachev
Wall Street
Russia
West
Gorbachev
Time Magazine
Time
Europe
Lance Morrow
de Tocqueville
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Brezhnev
Starr
Communist Party
Women Fight For The Right To Combat
The essay argues women should have the right to elect combat in an all volunteer army, noting feats of female soldiers like Capt Linda Bray. It insists the only relevant question is physical capacity and that denying women combat opportunities is unjust, while admitting they should not be compelled to enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lawrence Journal
North Lawrence
Journal
Colorado
North Second and Locust
Bush
Gorbachev
Soviet Union
S. Frederick Starr
Oberlin College
Washington
Joan of Arc
Panama
Linda Bray
Texas
Okinawa
White House
Letters to the Editor on housing for the mentally ill in Kansas
Judy Arentson and Phil Minkin respond to housing issues for the chronically mentally ill in Douglas County and critique a local Chamber of Commerce survey. Arentson notes hospital support and funding hurdles for a housing project, while Minkin questions survey methods and representative public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Families For
National Alliance For the
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Judy Arentson
Mont
Journal-World
Chamber of Commerce
Lawrence
Sierra Club
Chamber
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Old Home Town
Dolph C. Simons Jr
Ralph Gage
Gene Armstrong
Robert Nordyke
Caroline Trowbird
Ann Gardner
Dolph Simons
Itt
Donna Wiley
Dallas Dolan
Kaith Foutz
Lintor
Adv
Ree Ak
W.C. Simons
Dolph Simons Sr
the World Company of
Sixth and
New Hampshire Streets
Lawrence Kan
Kansas Counties
Kansas City
United States
Lawrence, Kan
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
P.O
Kan
Kansas University
Archie Dykes
del Shankel
Department of Microbiology
Rex Johnson
Wayne Schmille
Sheriff’s Department
Johnson
Schmille
Deal Six
National Red Cross
United Fund
Watkins Museum
By David Broder
Moscow
Jimfain
Cox News Service
the Public Forum
Kansas
Phil Minkin
Ind
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