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...FlyBy recognize that people are attracted to those who are like them. Some of us might even admit, maybe sheepishly, that this Ivy Plus Society idea has some merit??if you’re looking for a significant other (or, okay, “business contact”), it’s not unreasonable to take advantage of an opportunity to meet a number of arguably accomplished people who immediately understand all your references. So we’re not saying we’ve never been guilty of elitism—but must we be so proud...
...wait. Hold the presses. One of those political stunts might actually have merit. “Merit?? as in public policy merit, but merit also because it presents a political opportunity for Obama. There’s an idea being circulated by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, and George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum, and even gracing the airwaves of “El Rushbo,” that could be the first truly bipartisan achievement of the Obama era: a payroll-tax holiday. Some proponents suggest a year or two (more like...
Anyone who argues that we deserve to be here does not deserve to be here. The topic of “merit??—however that amorphous term can be simplified—is a fruitless conversation, and it distracts from the more important issues on which we all should focus. I always say that Harvard freshmen have more to teach us than upperclassmen have to teach them: There’s rarely a freshman I talk to that’s comfortable with their position in their respective Harvard classes—so many believe they...
...College Republicans announced Monday that the group will be awarding a $250 scholarship that requires applicants to be at least 25 percent Caucasian. The move was intended to provoke discussion on “the morally wrong practice” of using “racial preferences rather than merit?? in awarding scholarship money, according to a statement from the BU Republicans. The Republican group’s president, Joseph J. Mroszczyk, said last night that he first heard of the idea for a Caucasian-only scholarship from Jason Mattera, the former College Republicans president at Roger Williams...
...their alumni network both in terms of job opportunities and donations. We learned that club members sometimes like to drink alcohol. (Scandal!) And we learned that the club’s punch process, during which new members are chosen, relies less on any nebulous measurement of “merit?? and more on the social adeptness of prospective members. In short, the archives confirmed everything that everyone already knew about Harvard’s social clubs. If anything, I was impressed by how cordial and respectful this specific club managed to be while commenting on its punches...