Word: meres
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Intellectuals told us that affirmative action was a mere "plus factor" used in cases where the qualifications of applicants were excruciatingly equal. They told us that affirmative action was the lightest of feathers, landing gently on the scales of admission(and justice), tipping those scales ever so slightly in favor of "underrepresented minorities." They told us affirmative action was a temporary solution, implemented to help achieve social equality, until society could achieve equality itself. They told us in no uncertain terms that affirmative action was not--was not--preferences or quota for unqualified applicants...
...demonstrated interest in under-graduate education and popularity as a professor make her selection particularly appropriate. Her high CUE Guide scores are a mere reflection of Her devotion to the life of the mind in undergraduates. The attention she devotes to her classes is an auspicious sign that Lowell House will be in good hands. Austin's work at Drew University should also provide a useful outside perspective on life at Harvard...
...Thursday, I, along with the rest of the class of 2001, will receive my housing lottery assignment. But despite all the drama, this promises to be an anti-climactic event. Don't get me wrong--I'm certainly curious to find out where I'll be placed. But besides mere curiosity, I, as well as most first-years, really don't have a preference. Though there might be one House we would like to have, it wouldn't be the end of the world if we didn't get it. After Thursday's big revelation, many of us will simply...
...regarding the housing assignment process with this kind of ambivalence, we limit the role of the upperclass House to a physical presence which exists for the sake of convenience. This should not be the case. Houses, especially in the University context, are supposed to transcend their mere physical presence by promoting a more cohesive sense of community and interaction. We are no strangers to this theme; it was, after all, repeated again and again at the race forum held last week...
BILL GATES Forget the antitrust battle: having to kowtow to mere Senators is distasteful enough...