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Marching ominously in black, hooded robes, more than 20 science fiction lovers performed their annual rites in bidding Daylight Savings Time farewell early Sunday morning.
When Ross Perot first floated the idea of running for the White House, he put his fate in the hands of anonymous "volunteers." Their success at getting him on all 50 state ballots, he said, would be the deciding factor. Now that he is moving to return to the race...
Currently Harvard awards financial aid strictly on a need basis, and has entered into an agreement with the other Ivies to keep it that way. Throwing our hat into the bidding war for minority students would not only break that agreement but would create some ethically questionable inequities in Harvard...
Does spending more on minority and low-income recruiting violate equity principles? Not nearly to the same extent as engaging in a race-based bidding war, since including both groups cuts a much larger swath through America's disadvantaged than simply including race does. And making it easier for groups...
The staff's emphasis on Harvard's need for a competitive edge in the minority bidding wars treats minority bidding wars treats minority students as mere trophies to be won by the University, and condescendingly glosses over other, non-financial reasons why minorities may not attend Harvard.