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Recently, four illustrious campus figures gathered at the Institute of Politics (IOP), highlighting the importance of the oft-neglected ideal of rational discourse in the University--an ideal especially crucial when discussion turns to sensitive matters such as race.
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...
The editorial board is correct in pointing out that such a comment is "an ambiguous statement that could signal several different directions." Instead of merely assuming that ESAC is plunging into militant activism at the expense of "rational debate," the editorial board should have considered what Chong meant by "a...
This trend of recommending "rational debate" to ESAC and ignoring ESAC's actions toward that purpose can also be seen in The Crimson's news coverage of the issue of ethnic studies. The Crimson's article on the teach-in was inaccurate not only in its portrayal of the event...
Finally, a word about protests. The editorial states, "we hope they [students who support ethnic studies] continue to move toward debate in place of open protests to make their case." The Crimson staff seems to assume that debate and protests are mutually exclusive. While ESAC wholeheartedly makes increased dialogue and...