Word: legacyism
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The UN has designated 2008 as the Year of the Potato, exhorting food experts to examine "the potential contribution of the potato to defeating hunger." A worthy cause, indeed, but one to pursue with caution. The best efforts of breeders have failed to improve greatly the disease resistance of the...
1.) Hey baby, I’m looking for an i-banking job, but I’d rather land a u-banging position any day. 2.) You go to Harvard? Me too! Let’s skip section and go make some double-legacy children. 3.) Hi, I?...
For Asian American applicants to Harvard, checking off the “particular ethnic group” box on the Common Application just became more nerve-wracking. According to a study published Friday in the UCLA Journal of Education and Information Studies, affirmative action policies disadvantage Asian American applicants more...
A legacy is already emerging from this service. A few years ago, Pertile and Bensted commissioned an Eliot House song to be written and an American Idol-esque competition emerged. Ever since residents voted and chose the winning lyrics in the dining hall, singing the song at dinner has become...
Even a Nobel Peace Prize can't ward off bloodshed in East Timor. President José Ramos-Horta won the award in 1996 for his tireless efforts to free his nation from a repressive occupation by Indonesia, and ever since has commanded respect both internationally and from a majority of...