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...Bakke, Justice Powell held up Harvard’s affirmative action program as an example of the kind of program that would pass muster in the court’s eyes. But realistically, public universities have never tried to match Harvard’s stringent application review. Nor would that be the best use of their limited resources. Michigan’s diversity may be achieved with fewer resources than Harvard’s, but it seems to get the job done. Indeed, for the last four years Michigan has achieved its “critical mass?...
That hasn't been the case for a decade. As early as 1991, analysts at Furman Selz (now part of ING) recall having to pass muster with investment bankers during job interviews. Bankers, who held veto power over analyst hires, pressed applicants on their willingness to work with bankers. "You had to be willing to compromise, or you were out," says a former Furman Selz employee. By 1996 analysts at some large firms were going on new-business pitches with investment bankers, crossing the line dividing salespeople and bankers, which had been sacrosanct. By then star analysts were getting...
...boat, who won its morning heat, but was then knocked out of medal contention in the afternoon by surprising charges from Northeastern and Virginia—both of whom were ranked lower going into the weekend. The Black and White was ranked third beforehand but couldn’t muster a medal winning performance, coming in fifth...
...Bush aide Karen Hughes announced last week she would depart the White House to bring her homesick husband and son back to Texas, she became the latest high-profile woman to ditch a glamorous gig for her family's sake. In Hughes' case, the explanation seems to be passing muster. For others, the story's more complicated...
...brooding and intense, hoarse only when it suits them. Though only drummer Nick Jago is from Britain, the band has an undeniably British sound, with a self-conscious tip of the hat to the Stone Roses. “Rifles” had more pretensions than the Strokes could muster, sounding a little like U2 might if you dragged them through mud for a couple of albums. “Whatever Happened To My Rock ’N’ Roll (punk song)” has more genuine punk attitude than the stateside poseurs can pull off either...