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Arthur Hu, 26, a software engineer at Mosaic Software in Cambridge, said that he intitiated the study because of rumors that Harvard was limiting the number of minorities admitted. In addition, Hu said he began the study because of controversies surrounding Brown and Princeton minority admissions caps...
Brachman said she decided to start a new Mosaic because she was "impressed by the quality" of the original and because it reached an audience extending beyond the Harvard community...
Although the magazine is being partially funded by Hillel, it is aimed at an audience "definitely broader than the Harvard Jewish community," Brachman said. According to Brachman, the first Mosaic acquired "a fine reputation" outside of Harvard. "We have a big advantage because the original Mosaic was very well known," she said...
...Mosaic will feature essays, book reviews, and translations, as well as original student poetry and short stories. In addition to providing an outlet for student writing, the editors will also solicit articles from specific faculty members and others on Jewish themes...
Brachman emphasized that the magazine will represent a wide spectrum of viewpoints. Mosaic "can be a unifying organ" within the Jewish community at Harvard, "where there's a lot of pluralism," she said...