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According to David Shim '91, also co-president of the Asian American Association, the admissions office today maintains direct ties to several minority organizations: the Asian American Association, the Black Students Association, Native Americans at Harvard, La Organizacion Estudiantil Boricua de Harvard-Radcliffe and Raza. Representatives of those organizations often participate in applicant recruiting trips, and yesterday students who had participated in such trips said the admissions process is very competitive for legacies and athletes...
...Shim said that he too was upset that Asian Americans did not get tips...
...surprised that [the Asian American minority tip] doesn't have an impact at all and would like to know why," Shim said. "I think that being Asian American ought to have a positive impact on the admissions process and am surprised that it does not, especially if being of any other minority group, does have a positive impact, putting aside any socioeconomic differences...
...didn't think a restaurant would go when it first started," Daryl Bergh said and then dug into his eggs. "They started in that old one, the Havana Cafe. The building was falling apart. There was nothing left of it. You had to < shim up the table to keep your coffee cup from sliding...
...McNown, 63, he has hunkered down for a long struggle. He has installed a wooden shim to hold his garage together, and he has poured 80 yds. of concrete to reinforce the foundation. "I grew up in this house," he explains. "It has always been my home. Others can leave. I am not overcome with fear. Besides, I like the craftsmanship...