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...that a large segment of the student body—including many leaders of the African-American community—perceives the incident as demonstrative of the fact that our professed level of open-mindedness may be a façade for a deeper, more complex reality. Indeed, many claim that this incident is merely the tip of the iceberg, a highly visible example of a more widespread and insidious phenomenon. Instead of trying to contest this viewpoint, students would best be served by using this example as a springboard for a greater conversation about our subconscious biases against certain...
...that Obama was acting too white for his own good. As a (half) black man, West is saying, Obama should identify more with the black community. In this regard, the choice of Springfield, IL, was “not impressive.” Aside from being an unnecessarily controversial claim, the implication is that somewhere less white would have been better...
...soldiers were following orders, why did they photograph themselves in the act? The MPs claim the pictures too were meant to serve as a psychological tool to scare new prisoners into talking. Frederick's uncle says the platoon had tried to soften them up with techniques like sleep deprivation, "but they found the best way was with these photographs, and it apparently worked very effectively." Lawson says his nephew complained about some of the measures and was told, "Don't worry about it." Yet the photos, showing MPs smiling and mugging as they degrade their prisoners, suggest that the accused...
...Harvard girls reported hooking up with a member of the Oak Club. Combined, the members of the Oak Club claim they have hooked up with 54% of Harvard girls...
...leave your stuff at a study space and bounce. There’s nothing more annoying than trudging to the library only to find all the desks “occupied,” half of them by phantom students who left their books there to claim territory. On that note, sprawling is bad for the environment—don’t take up more than one desk with all of your crap. Don’t take off your shoes if you know your feet may poison the air—especially rain boots after your socks...