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...editors: I take significant issue with Mr. Bronshtein’s recently published “Make the Admissions Game Fair?? (op-ed, Sep. 21) for several reasons. Initially, however, I will stand alongside the author in applauding the College’s recent decision to abolish its early action policy. It does represent an important step towards Harvard’s recruitment of “the very best,” as Bronshtein labels them, regardless of socioeconomic, geographic, or—for lack of better term—scholastic origin. It is true...
...thorough. The difference is evident when 20/30 alums also decide to take 27. (Why? Apparently because they actually like orgo and want to learn about its biological applications. Or because they are legally insane.) They are routinely excluded from the grading curve in order “to be fair?? to the 17 alums. The greatest drawback of the 20/30 classes is that Garry Procter is no longer teaching them. Professor Matthew Shair, who taught 27 last year, will take over 20 this spring. Not to worry—he has certainly (read: hopefully) learned by now that...
...rejected the argument of the HLS professors, some of whom were his teachers over 25 years ago. He wrote that the professors’ interpretation of the equal access clause “is rather clearly not what Congress had in mind.” Roberts also tossed out FAIR??s argument that forcing campuses to welcome military recruiters would violate schools’ rights to free speech and free association. “FAIR has attempted to stretch a number of First Amendment doctrines well beyond the sort of activities these doctrines protect,” Roberts...
...referring to concerns expressed by some Harvard professors that a decision in favor of FAIR could undermine other federal anti-discrimination laws. If schools that support gay rights can constitutionally exclude bigots, then institutions that support bigotry might be constitutionally able to exclude homosexuals, women, and minority groups, FAIR??s critics said.FAIR’s founder, Boston College law professor Kent Greenfield, called the Harvard professors’ argument “innovative,” but agreed with Bashman that the justices were right to dismiss the professors’ argument. “The Court...
...appreciates the praise but also recognizes the strengths each freshman brings to the table are comparable to her own.“It’s great they think of me as the big hitter,” Bock says. “But that’s not fair??we have two great pitchers, and [Reichling] brings so much with her arm and speed.”Despite her humility, the fact remains that her bat has taken her far to this point in training. Allard expects her to split time at catcher and possibly start...