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...acceptance rates as automatically deducting 20 points from the application of a white person. Such blatantly inequitable and racially-biased policies cannot be countenanced in today’s society. In an age where college admissions have become brutally competitive, giving a significant number of “extra points” to an applicant merely because he or she is black or Hispanic is at odds with everything that is meritocratic about higher education today. The Michigan program denies applicants the right to be judged as individuals. Instead it attempts to artificially elevate a wronged group...
...huge rival,” Silver said. “And it is the first time in four years we’ve beaten them. We are pretty evenly matched teams and there a lot of personal rivalries, so this was extra special...
Gross said he hopes that taking this extra step will cause professors to become more aware of their grading habits...
...students in 10a said they felt the extra pressure...
Airline customers are getting used to being charged extra for everything from paper tickets to onboard meals. But now the nickel-and-diming is reaching the last bastion of airline freebies: frequent-flyer flights...