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Athletes in. >> with all the preferences, the preference for recruited athletes is the biggest in terms of how much it helps candidates. >> take harvard, for example. every applicants academic record is ranked on a scale from 1 to 6 with 1 being the highest. those who scored a 4 who were not athletes got in less than 1% of the time. but the athletes who scored a 4 got in around 70% of the time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. still, admissions at elite schools f...

Got in around 70% of the time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. still, admissions at elite schools for athletes like lacrosse players is often effectively affirmative action for rich white kids. >> you cant play this absurd game where you have affirmative action program for rich white people because you have a back door for these sports. >> rich parents spend loads of money to help their kids become recruit-worthy athletes, paying hefty sums for coaching and camp...

And they dramatically lower admissions standards to let the athletes in. >> with all the preferences, the preference for recruited athletes is the biggest in terms of how much it helps candidates. >> take harvard, for example. every applicants academic record is ranked on a scale from one to six with one being the highest. those who scored a four who were not athletes got in less than 1% of the time. but the athletes who scored a four got in around 70% of the time. harvard claims that no one is ...

Time. harvard claims that no one is admitted based on one single trait. still, admissions at elite schools for athletes like la crosse players is often effectively affirmative action for rich, white kids. >> you cant play this absurd game where you have affirmative action program for rich, white people, because you have a back door for these sports. >> rich parents spend loads of money to help their kids become recruit-worthy athletes. paying hefty sums for coaching and camps. meanwhile, of cour...

Minorities. so i think there is a very good argument with the change of the supreme court with justices gorsuch and new justice kavanaugh that we will have a scenario where theyll say the balance has been achieved. no longer a compelling state interest and time to revisit if affirmative action is appropriate. the court can go into harvard and say well be narrow, we feel this particular policy at harvard is problematic but not overcome the entire affirmative action program. i think when you have ...

Community, including alums like mary, explaining harvards position in this lawsuit by students for fair admissionswhhn americans are discrinat against by harvards affirmative action program. this case is probably headed to the supreme court. i think trials going to start later this year. and what it shows is that harvards going to fight for diversity with all its might, even if that means taking away spots from asian americans. >> paul: kim. >> a hit to the united states, canada and mexico for w...

Letter to the wider harvard community, including alums like mary, explaining harvards position in this lawsuit by students for fair admissions which is arguing that asian americans are discriminated against by harvards affirmative action program. this case is probably headed to the supreme court. i think trials going to start later this year. and what it shows is that harvards going to fight for diversity with all its might, even if that means taking away spots from asian americans. >> paul: kim...

Elizabeth warren. he called elizabeth warren, as he often has, before pocahontas and swiftly denounced for insensitivity. resident genius slash white house correspondent jim acosta said this one. pocahontas is not a racial slur. fact check, it is. apparently jim acosta checked the racial slur dictionary on that one. senator warren agreed. she described it as "a racial slur." twitter erupted in applause. busted! but, wait, whats more offensive? jokingly using the name of a famous american indian ...

Denounced for insensitivity. resident genius slash white house correspondent jim acosta said this one. pocahontas is not a racial slur. fact check it is. apparently jim acosta checked the racial slur dictionary on that one. senator warren agreed she quoted racial slur. bitter erupted in applause. busted. but, wait, whats more offensive? jokingly using the name of a famous american indian or spending almost a decade pretending to be an american indian so can you benefit from affirmative action pr...