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...their names—names like Morton Goldstein, Harold Silberstein, and Israel Cohen—the final 270 GIs, most of whom were Christian, were chosen because they “looked Jewish,” caused trouble, or were needed to fill the work camp’s quota...
...narrative holds its quota of surprises, but draws its force from the shrewd characterizations, which grant Dickensian life to what at first seem stock figures. Barnard, a closet satirist, is at his best when reviling his creations rather than cherishing them, and there are villains a plenty to hiss at in this oddly affecting tale...
...Miami Dade, Guzman, 19, is as confident as a Connecticut preppy about tackling Stanford or an Ivy League college next year. "If I had gone to Stanford, I might be failing," he says. "But now I won't be wondering if I'm just filling a [minority enrollment] quota. I'll know for sure that I'm ready to take on those schools' requirements...
...University of Wisconsin at Madison, have agreements with Miami Dade that, in some cases, guarantee its honors grads acceptance right into their junior classes. Therein lies a bonus benefit of the honors boom: as the Supreme Court has made it harder for university admissions offices to use minority quotas to diversify their student populations, the programs at these two-year schools are graduating more black and Latino students whose talents and preparation mean they don't necessarily need to rely on a quota system for admission into those schools. "It does make it easier for selective institutions like ours...
...European and American clothing and textile companies knew they would be in for some hard knocks this year following the expiration on Jan. 1 of a decades-old quota system that limited exports from low-cost producers like China and India. But the reality is worse than their most dire expectations. Chinese companies have massively ramped up foreign sales even as they drop prices. Chinese textile exports to Italy alone jumped by 64% in January and February, according to the Italian national statistics office. In the 15 countries that made up the European Union before last year's accession...