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Perhaps if Ignatiev had the chance to meet more observant Jews at meals, he would understand their concerns more--which is exactly what a tutor is supposed to do. Certainly, he should have talked to students before launching into his letter-writing campaign with Berry and Dunster House Master Karel Liem. But he didn't make any effort to discuss his views with the students involved until they invited him to a meeting. If Ignatiev had his way, and students who keep kosher couldn't eat in the dining hall, he would never meet any of these students...
...truth of Ignatiev's "choice" argument is that Black students or female students don't have to pay any more money to go to Harvard than those not in these groups. Students who keep kosher effectively have to pay more for school when they are not provided with the services that other students are--namely, lunch and dinner. Kosher students haven't even made any demands for breakfast...
...IGNATIEV WIMPS out with his counter-argument that he is against mandatory board. He is also against taxes, but as a citizen, he must pay taxes on his non-resident tutor stipend. That's the way the playing field in America works, and even Ignatiev knows he can't change that...
...playing field at Harvard is just as rigid, bureaucratic and institutionalized as the American government. In fact, Harvard is even older and more entrenched in tradition. Ignatiev can't shift the rules mid-argument when discussing the placement of the dining services budget...
...Ignatiev is stirring up a lot of trouble over a $40 toaster. He is challenging the University's commitment to diversity and integration, Michael Berry's disbursement of Harvard Dining Services funds and the commitment of religious students to their respective beliefs--all in the name of his belief in secularism...