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...incident, of course, sent the campus into convulsions of protest and indignation. At a nationally publicized "Rally Against Hate," Dartmouth President James O. Freedman '57 denounced the Review for its "moral cowardice" and "vicious hatred." He continued his quarrel with the Review on the Op-Ed page of the New York Times, calling the journal an "instrument of intimidation...
Certainly not Freedman, who has so far refused to meet or talk with the Review's editors. The president's spokesperson told reporters, "No one on campus believes it was an accident." And in his Op-Ed piece, Freedman dismissed the possibility of sabatoge as "hardly credible...
...been delivering high-blown speeches on the Dartmouth Green, Freedman might have paused to consider some pertinent facts...
...understandable that a college president--eager to attract minority applicants and alumni contributions--would want to defend his institution's reputation. Harrassed by midnight ringings of his doorbell by Review staffers, Freedman has particular reason to bash the publication...
...galvanizing the campus, Freedman forgot that academic administrators are not supposed to stir the passions of students. Nor are they supposed to play into the hands of obnoxious and fringe elements on campus. By doing so, however, Freedman has drawn disproportionate attention to some of Dartmouth's least flattering qualities. A prominent legal scholar, Freedman is no expert on public relations...