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Equally important to a reassessment of standardized scores is an examination of Harvard's use of non-standardized, "subjective" criteria. Harvard has already institutionalized this sort of subjective criteria--participation in athletic, theatrical, or debating programs, for example--into the admissions process...
After reading the article on minority recruitment by Tony Butler, Gail Dunbar, Ruben Medina, and Felix Torres, I feel that I must disagree with some of the authors' basic assumptions. The authors seem to feel that Harvard, as an elitist, racist institution, is some sort of "wonderful club"--the Porcellian Club of universities--and that Third World people should make up a greater proportion of the club members. "We are making a demand for recognition of our uniqueness, as Third World people. It is a recognition that Harvard gives to athletes, musicians, and alumni children, but not us. Until recognition...
Foster is the Dulles whom Mosley clearly likes the least. He quotes a wicked story about Foster's first appearance before the House Committee on Appropriations to give the members a sort of tour d'horizon. State Department assistants had to ask if the Secretary could change the transcript substantially before it was released. In his appearance, said one State Department man, Foster ticked off countries with capsule evaluations: "France ... all those mistresses and dirty postcards. Italians ... an asset to their enemies in every war they've fought. The Middle East: full of Arabs, but also full...
...doubtful the meeting was considered as inconsequential by Carter as he would have us believe. The huddle did after all address the prospect of an unprecedented indictment against a former head of the intelligence community. In any case, the president was forced to resort to explanations of this sort because of his own initial ineptness. Or sloppiness. Call it what you like, but the president of this country lied because the Watergate ethos of clearing one's name of complicity through cover-up is easier than admitting error...
...another sort-of-racquet sport, the Harvard table tennis team swept past both Yale and Brown, 6-0, to remain undefeated and in first place in the New England table tennis division...