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Although partly in jest, Gladwell’s argument is emblematic of a rising public backlash against the Ivy League. With the most recent admissions acceptance rate at a daunting 7.1 percent, it is now, more than ever, clear that a high GPA and strong standardized test scores alone cannot guarantee a place at Harvard. As the admissions game becomes harder and harder to win, many high schools are advising students to dismiss unhealthy infatuations with the Ivy League. The criticisms are not only on the student side: A recent article in BusinessWeek berated the Ivies for using their stratospheric...
...doesn’t cramp me, it allows me to translate.” Another issue Kronman addressed is the increasing need to be politically correct, imposing limitations on both students and professors in the humanities. But James Kloppenberg, a professor of American history, questioned the origins of this argument. “There is almost always a lively disagreement in the classes I teach. I would be troubled if there weren’t,” he said. Although no compromise was reached on either side of the argument, the event ended on a positive note about...
...third time in as many years, Harvard still considers its season a success. “Given how young our squad was, the group of guys coming in and what me, Brian and Jordan are leaving behind, I think it’d be hard to make the argument that our season was not successful.” Crooks said. With a hard-fought season behind it, the Crimson is now looking forward to the year to come. “We all learned a lot this season,” Kuld said, “and I think we?...
Agosta, a sophomore forward, is a flat out scoring machine and an argument could be made that she has the most natural talent of the three finalists. She led the nation with 1.21 goals per game, scoring 60 points in total...
...this argument has taken a hit in recent weeks as Clinton has found herself on the defensive about her experience as First Lady. On a variety of domestic and international issues, information has emerged that calls into question the extent of Clinton's policy involvement in the 1990s. And she was recently embarrassed by revelations that a 1996 trip to Bosnia was far less dangerous and dramatic than in her campaign-stump retelling...