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Your recent editorial on Asian-American admissions contained serious factual errors and betrayed a profound misunderstanding of the College's admission policy and its objectives. Our faculty, our undergraduate students, and our alumni/ae have worked too hard for us to allow such inaccuracies to hinder our effort to recruit and admit Asian American applicants...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Admissions | 12/7/1988 | See Source »

...City Council has never approved such a measure, in part because Harvard would not back it. The University argues that such a system would not preserve the city's character measurably, while it would hinder Harvard's plans...

Author: By Jeremy L. Hirsh, | Title: Citizens' Group Battles to 'Save Square' | 12/6/1988 | See Source »

...created by the loss of two starters would be enough to hinder a team from capturing a second-straight league title. But when the two starters, Sharon Hayes and Barbarann Keffer, were the top two scorers in Harvard women's basketball history, the task could be overwhelming...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: Kosh Hopes to be the Driving Force for W. Cagers | 11/22/1988 | See Source »

...slumped to the lowest levels since last spring, completely wiping out the effects of a summer rally that had lifted the currency nearly 10% by late August, to a peak of 136 yen. Buoyed in part by a booming U.S. economy, the currency threatened to become strong enough to hinder progress in closing the trade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CURRENCY: The Eagle Has Landed | 11/21/1988 | See Source »

...mistake did not hinder the point of the column. It's quite possible, for instance, that Wyoming will go undefeated this year and never get the chance to play in a big-time bowl with the chance to win the national title. A playoff system would allow teams such as Wyoming and West Virginia, also undefeated this year, a chance to prove how good they...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: To Err is Human... Only a Sportswriter Can Foul Up | 11/9/1988 | See Source »

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