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...Asian-American students lack leadership qualities and non-academic pursuits. Such a misconception is an example of an unfortunate stereotype that is easily disproved when looking around at the active role of Asian-Americans on campus. Finally, it’s important to note that Asian-Americans include a wide spectrum of groups, from S Asians to Central Asians, not all of which fit the authors’ idea of high-achieving students. Each of these groups face unique challenges in college admissions. The editorial does not present a satisfactory explanation of why Asian-Americans face higher college admissions standards...
...able to focus on advocating change for students. The activists and advocates on the UC would be left to do what they do best—advocacy—and won’t be responsible for what they have historically done very poorly—planning campus-wide social events, reimbursing checks on time, and providing relevant administrative support to student groups and the student body...
While Fuxxtor’s cynicism may be misguided, his comment touches inadvertently on the emerging hazards of global gaming market. With the rising economic and social importance of video gaming world-wide, gaming injuries have ceased to be the frivolous province of sore egos and accident-prone teens and have become disconcertingly serious, with the stakes much higher than bragging rights...
...Princeton University with a PhD in 16th-century Italian music. “Only later did I feel the need to make a choice,” Lockwood recalls. Over time, he became fascinated by Beethoven. “I discovered the field of Beethoven study was more wide open then people had thought,” he says. Although there had been extensive study of the many compositional sketches and autograph manuscripts Beethoven had left behind, Lockwood found that very little academic work attempted to reconcile the two. Piecing together his discoveries from the different types of documents, Lockwood...
...Tuning quietly beside the stage is one such Yalie. Sophomore Jake A. Garza is the singer/guitarist for a self-described “scream-o/emo” band called Cut-Rate Heroic. Last year, he led his group to victory at a Yale-wide Battle of the Bands. Today, Garza isn’t feeling the pressure.“I don’t really think of the Battle of the Bands as a competition but more of a celebration of music,” he says. “We just want to play our best...