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...essay, "The Crisis of Black Leadership," West writes, "The time is past for black political and intellectual leaders to pose as the voice for black America....The days of brokering for the black turf--of posing as the Head Negro in Charge (H.N.I.C.) are over...
After submitting an essay and three letters of recommendation, all applicants were interviewed at Harvard, according to Petrain...
Financial aid has and should continue to have nothing whatsoever to do with merit. After all, what exactly is "merit"? Being a national winner in some science, essay or music contest? Being intelligent? Having a 4.68 GPA? Scoring a perfect 1600 on the SAT? Well, I guess that's pretty meritorious, I have to admit it. But, no, wait a minute. What is "merit" really? Could "merit" possibly be one of those terms your TF would applaud you for labeling--yikes, I shudder and clench my teeth to use the faddish descriptor--"socially-constructed...
...very nature of The Crimson's application process for editorial columns makes a discussion of the applicant's race, religion or ethnicity unnecessary. To receive a column, an applicant this spring needed to submit a 250-word essay on why he or she wanted to be a columnist, suggest five ideas for a column he or she might write that week and submit up to three writing samples. This is certainly enough information to decide who would be a good columnist and to ensure that a variety of viewpoints and topics would fill the editorial page...
Nearly 40 years ago, the British physicist and novelist C.P. Snow also lamented the polarization of science and the humanities. His essay, The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution, sparked one of the liveliest debates of the postwar era. Today, of course, there are at least 22 cultures, each celebrating its difference, none much interested in looking for common ground...