Word: merit
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...Kelly Sherman, Nichols' vice president for public affairs, said yesterday that the attempted takeover was hostile and denied saying its lawsuit was without merit...
There are some things that seem perpetually destined to serve as the scapegoats and repositories of ill will at any school--whether or not they merit it. Here at Harvard, the popular targets are the Freshman Union, Yale University and UHS. The multitudes of second-hand horror stories about our health service need to be balanced out by those of us who are pleased with the competent and friendly service that UHS provides...
Nationally-based or not, fraternities and sororities will never achieve official recognition on campus. University-sanctioned organizations must be open to all except when membership depends on merit. No student can be prohibited from joining the Asian American Association or the Harvard-Radcliffe Black Students Association, yet students can be excluded from fraternities and sororities at the whim of the other members...
...Pasquale '96 letter (Group's Criticism of Epps is Unfair," Opinion, Dec. 9, 1994), I would like to address his concerns about the student group I am seeking official recognition for. Although I agree with his objection that a student group associated with the Boston Church of Christ may merit special attention by the administration, the case I have put forth is one of bias on the basis of one fact: I have been seeking recognition for two-and-a-half years, and the Dean of Students' Office has not made a decision on whether or not Christians In Action...
Liberals at Yale are quick to point out that, even if such propaganda had any merit, there are hundreds of courses already offered in the study of Western Civilization. President Levin even wrote a letter to the Wall Street Journal reminding their editorial staff that he had previously sent them a "list of 78 survey courses covering a span of a century or more of European history, literature, philosophy, religion, art, or music...