Word: peninsulas
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...spring semester, I noticed some quotes from my editorials on the "Out of Context" page of Peninsula magazine. If you've never seen it before, Peninsula is a monthly Harvard student publication that attempts to blend the teachings of Jesus, free market and libertarian ideologies with the racial sensibilities of David Duke. Mainly, it serves as a monument to self-righteous hubris, but when I first saw a copy of Peninsula at my door, I wondered why Dean Epps had allowed trash to be door-dropped...
...Peninsula labels me a "probable affirmative action admit." Nothing could be further from the truth. I am, in fact, a definite affirmative action admit. The only reason that I am at Harvard is because of my Black ancestry. I have no academic credentials. My high school grades were barely passing, my combined SAT score would not even make me eligible for NCAA competition. In fact, my admission was yet another tragic case of reverse discrimination--a talented white, Jewish or Asian student was turned away to make room for me in the name of "diversity...
...footnote to Peninsula's feeble attempt at humor/race baiting read: "While it is statistically likely that David W. Brown is at Harvard due to affirmative action in admissions, many liberals will still be offended by our use of this label. Our question: If affirmative action is such a good thing, why aren't those who benefit from it proud of that fact...
...since the Peninsula is willing to follow this suspect logic, will it start referring to track stars as probable athletic admits? Coming from Wyoming can be a plus--are such students probable geographic admits? Are accomplished violinists probable musician admits? What about students whose parents attended Harvard? Are they probable legacy admits? What about a Black student who plays baseball whose father attended Harvard? Is he a probable affirmative action-athletic-legacy admit? More importantly, when will Peninsula start trying to indirectly undermine the qualifications of white students? Or will only Blacks be targets...
...compared to other campus publications, this paper looks even better. The Perspective (bastion of bleeding heart liberalism), the Salient (mouthpiece for conservative self-righteous venom), and the Peninsula (a seething brew of libertarian, fundamentalist, and fascist viewpoints), are often either condescending, ignorant, or outright offensive on racial issues...