<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishTatizo hilo lilikuwapo mwanzoni, wakati utawala wa sifa ulipoonekana kuwa umeshinda, iwe katika Chuo Kikuu cha California au Yale, na bado lipo.  <response>: That problem was there at the beginning, when meritocracy appeared to have triumphed, whether at the University of California or Yale, and it is still with us. 