$2)$ Read the attached news articles, and then answer the following questions: $1)$ Is Harvard University using a strong or weak form of affirmative action to decrease the number of Asian$-$american students and increase the number of black and latino students at the university? $2)$ From your point of view, should any non$-$merit based criteria $($e$.$g$.,$ race, sex, nationality, etc.$)$ be used in making decisions about who gets admitted to a university or hired at a job? And $3)$ is Harvard unjustly discriminating against it's Asian applicants? Defend your answer.