Word: reasonably
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Although it did play a role, that was not the only reason," said Owl member Brian F. Shaughnessy...
...have more respect for our club. We follow the rules," Perito said. "There's no reason to go down the road these other clubs have followed...
Furthermore, Advanced Standing is an anomaly, as it allows work done outside and before Harvard to count toward one's diploma. I was awarded no credit, for example, for a college course I took at Princeton University during high school, but my A.P. scores were happily accepted. Another reason Advanced Standing is difficult to justify academically is that the strong financial incentive to graduate in three years outweighs for some students the intellectual incentive to remain for a fourth. Finally, not all high schools offer A.P. curricula, which means that the advantages offered by Advanced Standing--saving one year...
With this kind of skepticism coming from the dean, it may be the other reason he gave for keeping Advanced Standing which cuts more to the heart of the matter, namely that "it helps attract good students to Harvard." Director of Admissions Marlyn McGrath Lewis '70-'73 agreed: "We are quite certain that if there were no Advanced Standing program," she said, "we would be at a competitive disadvantage...
...says rap can bring races together: "It's a little more difficult to go out and talk about hate when your music collection is full of black artists. That is not to say that buying an OutKast record is the same as dealing with real people, but it is reason to hope." Ice Cube is a bit more cynical: "It's kinda like being at the zoo. You can look into that world, but you don't have to touch it. It's safe...