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...other Jews. He claims that we are, however, and that while in office we have instituted a "new policy" at The Crimson, "a program designed to promote the most superficial kind of diversity--the diversity of skin color." He alleges that this policy cost him a position as columnist...
Danilewitz is dealing in fictions. No such anti-Semitic policy or program exists at The Crimson, nor have we ever wished for one. In selecting among the 43 applicants for the position of bi-weekly columnist, we sought responsible students whose work would engage our diverse readership and challenge them to consider new ideas and new perspectives. There were simply more qualified candidates than Danilewitz is--including the co-chair of Harvard Students for Israel and another active member of Harvard-Radcliffe Hillel. We did not employ quotas in our selection of columnists, and we did not reject anyone because...
...true, as Danilewitz points out, that we dismissed one conservative Jewish columnist. But this student's dismissal had nothing to do with either his religion or his political views; he was let go because, having written for two years, he was no longer offering our readers a fresh perspective...
Despite the proliferation of alternative forms of media, Jonathan H. Alter '79, an editor and columnist for Newsweek, said there was still a major role for the print press to play...
Daniel Kadlec is TIME's Wall Street columnist. Reach him at kadlec@time.com