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...accepted without consideration of their race; the current process leaves less room for other Mexican Americans who had a more difficult time in high school. He argues that Harvard's policy tells the world that "only super-Mexicans need apply," while white students aren't subject to the same criteria...
...today, Silverman contends that DNA typingdoes not fit this criteria, and admission of DNAevidence must continue to be judged on a case bycase basis...
...these criteria, military intervention in Somalia was a mistake, in the Clinton version even more than in the Bush version. The idea of bringing democracy to Haiti with the help of a few hundred lightly armed troops (or even with much stronger forces) was harebrained, no matter what political deal may yet be cobbled together. Bosnia presented the strongest case for intervention, but it would have been a mistake as well, even if limited to air strikes, which could hardly have curbed the deep tribal hatreds at the dark heart of the struggle. The Clinton Administration's fault was promising...
While WAC leaders say their attitudes have evolved over the last few months, the official goal of their organization is still to encourage the clubs to admit women and not to attack other membership criteria. RUS has issued statements supporting WAC's goal but only as a first step towards ending elitism...
...retain) tutors. Dismissing someone for being "disruptive to the House community" or a "poor role model" or for their "inability to work in a team setting" leaves a lot of room open for arbitrary decisions and, by implication, seems to discourage the free exchange of ideas. Using these criteria, the Li brothers should have been fired a long time ago. Liem should lay out specific, objective criteria and stick to them...