[Quote:] College admissions need not be based exclusively on merit, unless university
officials claim that their school’s policy is to reward merit exclusively. Most universities aim to
create an environment that aids in the development of responsible, capable, and tolerant adults, which
entails the consideration of a host of factors that generate the requisite diversity to accomplish
this.[end quote from The California Aggie (UC-Davis), Letter, “The Hypocrisy of Popular Opposition,”
Adam Barr, Jan. 29, 2004.]
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