Higher NCAA standards restore the student-athlete label
The NCAA moves to clean up abuses by requiring incoming freshmen to meet a 2.0 GPA and a minimum 70 on the ACT or SAT to play college sports. Supporters say tougher standards lift academics, while critics claim racial bias. Prominent voices urge equal expectations across races to prevent future academic laxity.
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Ohio weighs decentralized auto emission testing plan
Lawmakers wrestle with a plan to test emissions in greater Cleveland and Cincinnati. A decentralized approach allows nearby neighborhood stations, offering convenience and potential for future expansion, despite concerns about fraud and monitoring.
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Triads a rising worry as U S warns immigration fields
The Immigration and Naturalization Service issues a strategic alert about Chinese Triads forming a new Far East crime cartel. Triads are accused of smuggling heroin and may enter the United States legally or illegally, with officials forecasting growing Asiatic organized crime links and a potential top crime challenge within five years.
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Accuracy in Academia targets Marxist bias in colleges
Reed Irvine's Accuracy in Media forms Accuracy in Academia to monitor leftist professors and expose factual misstatements in American colleges. Critics fear ideological bias will drive judgments. Education Secretary Bennett calls it a bad idea while Irvine argues AI A will critique demonstrably inaccurate claims. The piece urges professors to face public scrutiny.
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Cuomo Errs in Ethnic Complaints
New York Governor Mario Cuomo lashes out at perceived anti Italian bias while facing scrutiny from columnists Evans and Novak. The essay argues being Italian is not a handicap and that Cuomo's thin skin over ethnicity hurts his appeal, as Ferraro’s criticisms echo similar prejudice claims.
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Campaign finance reform? campaign ads and a clean approach
Opinion argues PACs and special interests drive corruption and cost of elections. It calls for public funding parity, limited or banned political advertising on public TV, and citizen pressure to pledge bans, aiming to reduce big donor leverage and empower voters.
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