Word: derek
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Campus liberals have condemned the book in the strongest of terms. Derek T. Ho '96, senior editor of the liberal monthly Perspective, said the book amounts to "racism masquerading as true scholarship...
Perspective Senior Editor Derek T. Ho '96 said he too disputed the scientific grounding of The Bell Curve...
McGuire's argument is that even though Perspective editor Derek He was "OSTENSIBLY" criticizing the Philippine Forum for argument's sake, he is really prejudiced against Filipino culture and that Perspective is implicated in his insensitivity. While I expect such idiotic opinions from McGuire and the rest of the Peninsula gang. I had thought that the Crimson would know better than to actually print them...
...clear. "Ostensibly," my ass! In response to the legitimate and expressed concern of the chairs of Philippine Forum, Derek made explicit the intent of his original letter. This intention was, to repeat, to show that David Lat's editorial "Those Happy Homos" was hypocritical in light of Lat's support for Filipino cultural pride. Derek made a public apology for any misunderstanding that may have occurred when readers of his letter failed to make the connection between his ironic language and the real opinions of Lat. He did so while maintaining the integrity of his original point--Lat's inconsistency...
...other words, the issue raised by McGuire was settled previously on the Crimson's own pages. In printing McGuire's letter, your very clear motive was to allow Peninsula to take an unsubstantial cheap shot at Derek and Perspective and thus to evoke a response that would make your newspaper a little more interesting. Well, here's the response. You are a bunch of shameless whores who sold your integrity to a bunch of jerks. You printed a completely unfair attack on a Harvard student who is among the most progressive, sensitive, and understanding people I know. Derek Ho firmly...