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...crazy did we get? Our presidential election came down to a woman and a black guy, as if the presidency were no more important than those last two Supreme Court seats at the end of the bench. The Republicans picked their Vice President using the same criterion as guys in an Alaskan bar: by going for the only chick there. Sarah Palin got a $150,000 makeover when it was obvious to everyone outside the party that John McCain needed it more. As the year went on, people got even more entranced by risk, placing their roulette bets on green...
...endorse candidates, as they have a vested interest in the UC from a funding and status-dependent standpoint. Taking this into account, we would suggest that student groups endorse candidates based primarily on how a their platform would specifically affect the group—rather than use the irrelevant criterion of how a certain candidate’s individual qualities or ideals may align with the group’s particular ideology. Endorsements are indeed an important component of any democratic process, and should not be denigrated by any such red herrings that are irrelevant to the election at hand...
...glamorous or sexy. Think sexy meat and it's a big juicy fillet or beef winking up at you from the plate, next to it a decent bottle of Bordeaux. Think healthy meat, if you must, and it's a small portion of free-range chicken breast...Whatever your criterion, there's always something outgunning pork for the top spot: aristocratic meat (venison, swan), cruel meat (dog, suckling anything), underrated (rabbit), overrated (veal), fashionable (ostrich), unfashionable (horse...
...held accountable when the mechanics are incorrect. But more importantly, he is a symbol of the triumph of Hope over rusty Experience, and as a persuasive communicator, will continue to spread Hope. As Malcolm X, said long ago when he returned from the Hajj, “the true criterion of leadership is spiritual.” The spiritual Hope of Barack Obama touches not only what is deepest in Americans, but what is deepest in all mankind...
...with optional standardized test score submission, it is a luxury not every college can afford. It is the responsibility of institutions with ample resources at their command to familiarize themselves with the educational privileges and pitfalls of every applicant they evaluate. If the SAT must persist as an admissions criterion, it must do so in a deemphasized form. A low SAT score should not preclude an applicant from admission if the applicant’s SAT II subject test scores, AP scores, and high school grades show that the applicant is qualified. Surely, a more holistic admissions process...