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...scores at all when evaluating applicants. This is a luxury Harvard has—the College has a large admissions committee that is able to read every piece of paper that it receives. At Harvard, standardized tests are merely one additional indicator, not the difference between an acceptance letter and a rejection. This type of system is the ideal toward which all universities should strive. Unfortunately, many schools do not have the resources to implement such a costly holistic evaluation process, especially large state schools. For instance, the University of California at Los Angeles received upwards of 50,000 applications...
...sorry to burst the bubbles of all you tyrannical Theresas, but Dean Pilbeam’s letter hits too close to home. At the very least, his three-pronged take on why the party grant program needed to be axed is grounded in undeniably sound logic. First, Dean Pilbeam rightly notes that the UC has not taken the necessary initiative to prevent the use of UC funds for underage drinking. I had a party when I turned 20, and even though I invited Ryan Petersen, he didn’t come. Had he or one of his peers...
...with which it is entrusted, Pilbeam administered a decanal snowjob to the Party Fund. Fun at Harvard began in the eighteenth century, after Increase Mather left for New Haven. It enjoyed its heyday in the nineteenth century, when undergraduates engaged in activities like literary discussions, the founding of Greek letter fraternities, manifest destiny, musical theater, and binge drinking. The founding of Radcliffe College in the late nineteenth century greatly increased the opportunities for fun on campus but greatly decreased the amount of fun on campus, due to what College physicians described as “awkward-ass Harvard kids...
...From this date forward no further funds can be dispersed for private parties, including any that may have already been approved for forthcoming dates," Pilbeam wrote. His letter was addressed to UC President Ryan A. Petersen '08, Vice President Matthew L. Sundquist '09, Finance Committee Chair Zander N. Li '08, and Student Affairs Committee Chair Michael R. Ragalie...
...Failing to fund groups because resources have been diverted to individuals for parties is not in support of the greater good of the students you represent, not in keeping with your mission, and not the intended purpose of these funds," Pilbeam wrote in the letter...