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Indeed, in some ways it seems "diversity" has become the buzzword of those who decry Harvard for being elitist. A stunning example of this occurred a few months ago, when the College found itself embroiled in debate over its refusal to admit Gina Grant, a high school honors student who had committed matricide. On the one side were those--like me--who argued that a woman who five years ago brutally bludgeoned her mother to death (and then lied about it in her college interview) does not deserve admission to Harvard. On the other side were those who lambasted...
...think it's an atrocity that Harvard would do something like that," one such student told The Crimson, Ironically referring to the College with the same kind of strong language typically reserved for describing crimes like those committed by Grant. "They're here to give individuals like her opportunities. They just shot her down, and they did it unfairly. I'm hoping that Harvard pays for it through bad publicity...
...GINA GRANT...
Admission to Harvard is a right, not a privilege. And it is a privilege Gina Grant does not deserve....The heinousness of Grant's crime, combined with the fact that it occurred so recently, are the primary reasons she does not deserve the privilege of attending this University....The evidence suggests that Grant Herself has not yet fully come to terms with her deed....Even if Grant was not legally obligated to state the facts of her case, the honesty and forthrightness that the Admissions Committee rightly expects from applicants would have required her to tell the whole truth, regardless...
While most caucus members have strong views about whether or not council President Joshua D. Liston '95 acted inappropriately when he took a public stand saying that Gina Grant should be admitted to Harvard, they do not feel that the council's time should be spent discussing such matters...