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Last Friday, applicants to Harvard’s next class received e-mail notification of their admissions decision in December for what will likely be the final time. Three months ago, Harvard announced that it would terminate its flawed and unfair early action program, which lets students who submit applications by Nov. 1 get a response by Dec. 15. At the time, we said that Harvard had taken responsible action on behalf of students which should be a model for other universities. Although few schools have followed suit, we still hope that more colleges will follow Harvard?...
...Questions for Al Gore" [Dec. 4], the former Vice President dismissed people who doubt the science of global warming by likening them to "people who believe that the moon landing was staged in a movie lot in Arizona." I believe the earth is warming, but Gore is unfair. Almost everyone ignores the fact that water vapor is the greatest contributor to greenhouse-gas warming. Maybe if Gore would recognize that we cannot control global warming as much as we think, we could set aside such a relatively unimportant issue and move the crucial crises, such as genocide and starvation...
...with petty, ivory tower politics and personal advancement. After spending two hours at the entirely student-run Harvard Square Homeless Shelter (nicknamed UniLu as a result of it being situated in the basement of the University Lutheran Church) this past Saturday, it has become evident to me just how unfair such an accusation...
...Harvard community. And so-called legacy applicants—that is, students with a close relative who attended Harvard—continue to receive a small boost in the admissions process. Despite its many benefits, this practice of “legacy preference” is on its face unfair, and we hope the admissions committee disregards applicants’ legacy status when they admit the Class of 2012.Various proponents of legacy preference have offered several reasons for continuing to give legacies a boost. For example, a critical mass of legacies on campus might help to generate a larger sense...
...Some of those who say they aren't planning to go to college consider the new rules an unfair burden. At a student assembly, McFarlane heard cries of "Why us?" when she announced the changes. Her response: "Because it's the right thing to do." Renee Bojanowski is a college-bound junior and honors student at Roosevelt. She says the grousing notwithstanding, the urgent need for a new attitude is beginning to sink in among members of the student body. When a university admissions director met with seniors recently and told them that they will need more than a diploma...