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First of all, The Crimson should stop quoting members of ESAC out of context. Such carelessness is particularly egregious given The Crimson's acknowledgement that ethnic studies "is a complex issue, both philosophically and logistically." As such, as The Crimson editorial points out, the issue deserves a rational exchange of ideas...
Contrary to this goal, the editorial took out of context a comment by Hyewon T. Chong '95: "It's because I've spent so much time working through the appropriate channels, I feel that a different approach may work better." This comment has been re-quoted out of context by The Crimson twice before, despite her request for a printed correction...
...different approaches Chong was referring to--in the context of the interview--did not have anything to do with burning down the Law School but rather with more teach-ins, public discussions or perhaps even a house seminar course. Furthermore, this misconstrued quote arose from a long dialogue Chong had with a Crimson reporter for a feature story on ethnic studies. It is hypocritical of the editorial board to support addressing the complexities of ethnic studies and then turn around and reduce several interviews to one misrepresentated statement...
Students who attended Imran Hosein's lecture were shocked by The Crimson's characterization of the speech. It seems that the reporter sought to highlight the most potentially provocative or controversial aspects of the lecture. In doing this, however, and in stripping the speaker's points of the context in which they were made, the article distorted the speaker's message and content. Consistent with this inattention to journalistic standards found in The Crimson's coverage was the misspelling of the name of the holy book...
...legitimate defense whereby one may use the necessary force to prevent an assault on an innocent person is recognized in most United States jurisdictions. In response to a question. I expressed the belief that unborn children should not be discriminately exempted from that general principle, which in no other context is described as justifying violence...