Word: unfairly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...although many of the University's critics claim that it has an unfair advantage because everyone who its accepted attends, Carol Kleinfelder, coach of the women's lacrosse team, says she does not see that...
Harvard students have formed a group to protest the University's plan to convert Cambridge rental properties into housing for Harvard affiliates, saying that the plan is unfair to local residents...
While 100 students operating under unfair conditions amount to but a tiny fraction of the 1.8 million who take the exam each year, there is a broader concern here about the only truly national college-entrance test. Indeed within the national pre-college community there is an almost reverential attitude towards the SAT. It goes unquestioned that colleges want you to have scholastic aptitude--whatever that is--and the SAT tells you how much of it you have. But is that the end of the story...
...variety of contexts, including the workplace. The gay community repeatedly clamors for inclusion of sexual orientation in non-discrimination laws, citing the hardships they face as a consequence of their sexual orientation. For those of us who watch "Melrose Place," we all know about how Matt Fielding received grossly unfair treatment at his hospital because of his open homosexuality...
President Clinton has signed a bill that maintains stiffer penalties for crack cocaine than for the powdered form of the drug. Since studies have found that Black Americans are more frequent users of crack than white Americans, who more often use powdered cocaine, some view the penalty difference as unfair. "This is a slap in the face for black people, and I don't understand why he did it," says TIME's Sylvester Monroe. "He could have avoided criticism by equalizing the punishments, but instead it looks like he supports the bias against blacks. This is especially surprising because...