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...Based on my experiences for the last four years, I feel that the administration is very responsive to the needs [of black students]," she said. "The admissions office does a good job making sure that the student body is racially and socio-economically diverse...
...life is more complicated today than it was when Gomes graduated. College students comprise a more diverse group than they did 50 or even 30 years ago--socio-economically, racially and internationally; more opportunities exist for people graduating from college; and if there ever was a well-woven moral fabric in this country, it has come unraveled. Consequently, expectations--of students, their parents and the educational institutions themselves--have changed...
Moreover, the admissions office must continue its efforts to broaden the applicant pool in socio-economic terms. Though Harvard like to brag that 70 percent of the student body is on financial aid, this figure is deceptive in that it includes students with loans and outside sources of aid. A full 47 percent of the student body is thus actually defined as "no need" by the Office of Admissions and Financial...
...Random House press official in Michael Moore's new documentary film, The Big One. Well, luckily, it's only a floor sample. A far cry from Moore's well-crafted, pro-labor bullseye, Roger & Me, The Big One's camera seems to be more interested in Michael than in socio-economic reportage (and is unfortunately almost as annoying as those Clinique salespeople at Saks). Of course, The Big One is not a commercial, it's a sermon, and it might be quite effective for some people, but probably not for anyone who's ever read The Economist...
Bagaric also said the damages from the war are not only political but socio-economic, with unemployment rates in Bosnia currently up to 80 percent...