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...seems that in her mind, irrespective of your way of thinking, if you have colored skin or two X chromosomes, then you are diverse.  This is an incomplete and prejudicial definition of diversity.  If there are 10 Black, 10 Latino, and 10 Native American students (with an equal number of males and females) all of whom are conservative Republicans, then do you really have diversity?  At our nation’s most esteemed academic institution, the answer should be an impassioned...

Author: By DAVID R. DIXON | Title: Creating Real Diversity | 4/22/2010 | See Source »

Furthermore, attaching a personal characteristic to an externality is the beginning of bigotry. To say that Native American equals alcoholic, or White equals can’t jump, or female equals diverse; all of those statements have prejudice at their roots...

Author: By DAVID R. DIXON | Title: Creating Real Diversity | 4/22/2010 | See Source »

...yesterday’s address, Gates spotlighted two problems, health—in a global context—and education—in an American context—as the marquee issues that the upcoming generation should solve...

Author: By Elias J. Groll and William N. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Bill Gates Calls On Harvard To Serve | 4/22/2010 | See Source »

James F. L. Croft, a doctoral candidate at the Graduate School of Education, said that issues of discrimination and normalcy are deeply rooted in American culture, adding that “attitudes around sex and sexuality are  really screwed...

Author: By Alice E. M. Underwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: LGBT Tutor Organizes Kiss-In | 4/22/2010 | See Source »

...reality of the entire situation is that American football is an extremely dangerous game. Although the NFL released a new list of rules that would “try to stay proactive” in protecting its players, no amount of yellow flags, yardage penalties, or player fines can stop serious injuries from taking place. The game of football and its players have evolved to such a stage of speed and strength that physicists calculate that an average-sized player can deliver over 1600 pounds of force in a single tackle. This is not a game that...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: Pigskins on the Brain | 4/21/2010 | See Source »

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