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...editorial later continues. "The doctrine articulated in the report (Dean Fox's annual report) also carries a note of naivete, for it fails to address the problem that the College and minority students have consistently interpreted events differently, and will probably continue to do so." It is disturbing that The Crimson seems to believe that outspoken leaders of certain minority groups speak for all minorities (most of whom have never had contact with these minority groups). This statement is also indicative of the gross characterizations of minorities which is responsible for much confusion. Certainly there are commonalities that bind...
...even more overlooked is the fact that groups within minorities attempt to work with the system--working toward progress from within. Other minorities resent the fact that assimilation and even integration mean some loss of cultural identity and tradition. What is clear is that any solution which attempts to address problems related to race relations must have a clear understanding of what problem is being alleviated. The solution must also fully understand how it may affect differently the various minority groups as well as the various groups within those minorities...
...against--either directly or through the side-effects of underrepresentation--as members of a racial group. Harvard itself acknowledges the pertinence of the group affiliation of minority students by its race-conscious recruiting programs. To acknowledge shortcomings in Harvard's integration of racial groups without allowing for remedies that address groups, not just individuals, is shortsighted and will likely prove inadequate...
...doctrine articulated in the report also carries a note of naivete, for it fails to address the problem that the College and minority students have consistently interpreted events differently, and will probably continue to do so. What the administration views as "separatist," students may consider simply "pluralist" or "diverse"--goals the College has forcefully supported...
Johnson said he would be willing to help distribute it, and Wilkins said the BSA executive board would address the issue at is weekly meeting today...