University challenged
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Oxford University's 28 college admission tutors are soon to vote on changing the university's selection criteria to allow more applicants from state schools to be admitted. At present, 60% of succesful candidates enter the university through the entrance exam, with the rest entering through A-level results and an interview. Opponents of the entrance exam claim that it discriminates against applicants from comprehensive schools, while its supporters believe that the exam is the best way to assess the ability of the applicant.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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'God wanted me to do it ... he wanted a humane killer.' (anti-death penalty campaigner Don Cabana)(Interview)
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Don Cabana was formerly executioner for the inmates on Death Row at Mississippi's state prison in Parchman. He believed that God wanted him to work as a humane killer, and simply saw the death penalty as a necessary evil. He later decided that he should not be in a position to determine whether a person lives or dies, and moved to a prison where there was no Death Row. He now teaches criminology, and has become a strong anti-capital punishment campaigners.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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A marriage made in white space
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The new Calvin Klein store on Madison Avenue is designed to act as a retreat from the chaos of life outside. It is light, spacious and extremely quiet, and aims to come across as a sensual haven. It promotes a sleek, uncluttered lifestyle, and the simplicity of the decor reflects this approach. It has none of the decorative features usually associated with retail stores, and does not even have any escalators.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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