Word: merit
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Associate Dean of the Law School Daniel J. Meltzer '72 said, "I was pleased with the quality of the student's performance. But I don't think their arguments have merit...
...Karl Marx. Marx predicted that in a capitalistic state, government must inevitably be the tool of the bourgeoisie. And that Marx was right is certainly the first thought that comes to mind when one hears that President Bush (or, rather, president, as he can hardly be said to merit a capitalized title) is now a celebrity spokesman for Chrysler...
...especially in math and science, which the report blames partly on lingering bias in both testing and curriculum. On Advanced Placement tests, which enable students to earn college credit during high school, boys outperform girls in math, physics and biology. On the SAT test, that ubiquitous measure of alleged merit, in 1991 boys beat girls by 8 points in the verbal score and 44 points in math...
...short, any criticism of the Executive Board for supposedly plotting a Spin Doctor scam is wholly without merit, and any condemnation of the Executive Board for alleged secrecy is both childish and irresponsible...
...tendencies against women, Blacks, homosexuals and just about any other group that doesn't jive with his ultra-right conservative views, and applaud work I found to be scholarly and intellectually processed, then I can also stand up and applaud a Black scholar who makes a presentation of equal merit...