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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Dig deep into this student's record. You will find that he is quite
   mediocre and really not "Harvard-worthy". I think the real scandal is
   there...
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The article in the link in the first post claims that he had a 1550 SAT score and 5.4 GPA (how is that even possible?).

Assuming that this is true, his academic record seems to be very good, even by Harvard standards.  It was clearly good enough for them to accept him the first time.

Certainly, Harvard can do what it wants, but this seems fairly heavy-handed for an institution that should be supporting free speech.  Offensive speech deserves equal protection to inoffensive speech, and many of the ideas that we now accept as standard (for example, equal treatment for all, regardless of sex and race) began as radical ideas that many wanted to censor.  I am not sure what the applicant in question actually said/wrote, and I likely would disagree with it, but I do feel strongly about the free exchange of ideas--even offensive ones--and the notion that this should be supported by universities and colleges.[/quote]

wtf?  racial slurs specifically intended to be a game about being as offensive as possible are not part of the "free exchange of ideas" that universities should be protecting. they weren't IDEAS - they were words intended to be offensive.  if they were just ideas (say a well-reasoned critique about affirmative action) that would be different.  while his speech may have some 1st amendment protections (not sure) it was certainly not the kind of thing that represents academic freedom.  [/quote]

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