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Although the system that the law school uses to give an extra edge to applicants from under-represented ethnic groups may not be ideal, we support Michigan’s fight to preserve its affirmative action programs. The system followed by Michigan relied on the accepted standard for affirmative action in higher education, namely that race or ethnicity can be used as one of many factors in deciding a candidate’s admission. This standard, which was based on Harvard’s admissions policy, has been in place since the Supreme Court’s 1978 Bakke decision...
...would lavish unwarranted praise on China, undermining these efforts. The Olympics have long served as a testament to the need for governments to respect the dignity of individual achievement by bringing the best athletes in the world to compete in a peaceful arena. The IOC must ask whether this ideal is compatible with a government that consistently uses brute force to quash political and religious expression. Letting Beijing have the Games would, at best, send the wrong signal. At worst, it would embolden Beijing to commit even more flagrant infractions by showing that the international community will turn a blind...
...Harvard Crimson, Albert Einstein’s head is pasted onto the emaciated, half-naked body on an anonymous woman in a cartoon by a Maxim “artist” presenting his ideal Harvard president. Free exchange of ideas...
...actually want to attract research-writers by holding out the promise of “plucking” the virginity of young Dutch women. I can accept that the Maxim cartoonist might not believe that anorexia and sexual availability should be held up as models for the ideal Harvard president. And I imagine that the owners of Out of Town News and Nini’s Corner may not really think that rape and child molestation are acceptable forms of sexual expression...
...sure, virtual management is not for everybody. Projects that require continuous give and take--like the development of public relations campaigns or new software--often require in-the-flesh management. The ideal virtual assignment is a long project with plenty of clear milestones. According to a WorldCom study released on March 14, technology companies are almost four times as likely as other companies to have a formal policy encouraging virtual management. That may be because tech companies are generally more willing to invest in the hardware and software that are needed to make long-distance supervision work. "Surprisingly...