'Unsubstantiated'

To the Editors of the Crimson:

The Harvard Crimson's inept reporting irresponsibly allowed Robert Klitgaard's unsubstantiated and out-of-context statements to have detrimental impact on affirmative action policies and programs throughout this country. The "Exams Bias" article was written without any data or description of the methodology used and was also presented in the absence of any basic journalistic inquiry. Since when do raw scores devoid of personal context guage admission? Klitgaard's assertions completely ignore the importance of the socio-economic history of minority groups and women in this country. Why is Klitgaard trying to quantify and reduce to black and white a process that is shades of gray? What makes Klitgaard think that he is the authority qualified to define "winners"?

The Crimson's wanton disregard for the derelict fallout from these undocumented statements made by a Harvard professor reknowned for his "shoddy" research (i.e. his foreign students study) and belonging to a department that is presently being investigated by the U.S. Government for its failure to comply with affirmative action policies cannot be tolerated. The Crimson, as usual, has traded integrity and journalistic balance for sensationalist effect!!

The Crimson irresponsibly presented the "Exam Bias" article and ignored the devastating consequences of their incomplete and amateurish reporting. Black Students Association [College]   Black Law Students Association   Black Students' Union [Ed school]   Afro-American Student Union [B-School]