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...current system is by no means perfect, or even acceptable. But an admissions process with a reasonable level of racial affirmative action is desirable compared to a process that does not even attempt to correct for the fact that this is not a racially egalitarian society. A more race-blind affirmative action cannot be said to represent a truly just meritocracy; it does not fulfill the prerequisite that everyone, regardless of race, have access to the same resources and networks necessary to be an attractive applicant...

Author: By Derrick Asiedu, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: DISSENT: Affirmative Action | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

Such adept game management will prove even more critical as Harvard completes its Ivy schedule. The squad has already logged the same number of conference wins as its 2008 counterpart, but every Ancient Eight team is proving competitive. In fact, while Tassopoulos’ .744 save percentage ranks her 29th in the nation, this mark proves only fourth best within the conference. Yet, given the rookie’s stellar play and tremendous improvement, Caples seems more than happy to work with the personnel...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Rookie Boosts D, Shuts Down Cornell | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...being familiar with shooting as a sport, FlyBy’s first reaction was…well, unease. (In fact, the first gunshot in this video, from the outing's Facebook event page, made us jump a little...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: What Happens When You Give a Harvard Student a Gun? | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

Wang added that the current reincarnation of the club (it was originally founded in 1883 but has been sporadically active and inactive in the years since) has not yet faced any anti-gun protests. In fact, he said, the club is “in the process of establishing a fund toward promoting firearm safety both on and outside of campus...

Author: By Michelle L. Quach | Title: What Happens When You Give a Harvard Student a Gun? | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

...Indeed, for purposes of creating a representative government as the foundation of U.S. counterinsurgency strategy, the key flaw of Afghanistan's August election was not the widespread ballot fraud; it was the fact that almost 3 out of 4 voters didn't show up at the polls because of the Taliban security threat. So, while a runoff election might satisfy the fraud complaints, it won't make the resulting government much more representative unless millions more voters show up at the polls this time. But the deteriorating security situation and limits of the appeal of both candidates give little reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Escalation Obama's Only Choice in Afghanistan? | 10/20/2009 | See Source »

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