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...recent op-ed, Woodrow Wilson Postdoctoral Fellow Heather Love ’91 described the various disciplines as man-made artifacts, products of history rather than reason. But without ahistorical principles of what an education should contain, the only criteria are political, and the decision on ethnic studies becomes a referendum on the acceptability of various ethnic groups. Regarding a Latino studies center, John H. Coatsworth, director of the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, told the Boston Globe that “Anything that suggests we’re not welcoming or supportive of Latinos...
...NCAA selection and seeding criteria, the rating percentages index (RPI)—a weighted average of a team’s record, its opponents’ records, and its opponents’ opponents’ records—is by far the most crucial for determining Harvard’s seeding...
...Continent Conference, and the Patriot League—all had teams within 11 spots of Harvard in the RPI, and these teams could be seeded above Harvard if either their RPI improves due to conference tournament wins, or if they are seeded above the Crimson due to criteria other than the RPI. The advantage other teams have is in victories over Top 100 teams, of which Harvard has none. Harvard’s advantage over the other teams is that it’s undefeated since January—an undefeated record in the last 10 games before the tournament...
...Gould puts it, her two most important criteria in looking at colleges were “volleyball and dancing.” Harvard afforded her the opportunity to play Division I volleyball, while the CDT gave her a chance to continue dancing, an activity she has enjoyed since she was four years...
There's a growing belief that the Turkish judiciary itself is now on trial. If the political leadership, which has been flirting with reform, avoids setting strict criteria for positive change, many feel, judges will be left to interpret the laws as they see fit - and not necessarily in ways that will help Turkey on its path to E.U. membership. "Law is not local anymore," says Vahit Bicak, who lectures on human rights at the Ankara Police Academy. "We are part of an international legal system and must have respect for global values...