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...about as interesting to watch as the growth of bamboo. What's more, Dancing is multicultural with a vengeance, meaning that the producers think it insufficient to examine the central role that dance plays in primitive societies; they must also slam-dunk colonialism and Christianity for trying to suppress native cultures. Missionaries have much to answer for, but it is surely not unreasonable that they would seek to convert tribes from religions that encouraged cannibalism (as in Polynesia) or the ritual mutilation of female sex organs (as in much of black Africa...
...think when there are few women there [in the department], you tend to suppress your feelings," she said. "It's been a lot of fun to get together with the women and get to know them...
BRCA1, a gene believed to suppress tumor development, has recently been linked to breast cancer. Altered forms of BRCA1, which occur in one woman in 200, prevent it from functioning properly, and tumors can begin to grow. Another gene, p53, has also been determined to be a useful indicator of many cancers, including breast cancer...
...stifling of free expression is more harmful to society than any given idea which one may choose to suppress. This is even more true at a University, for how can one develop an informed opinion without being aware of the different arguments...
Those who ignore history are destined to repeat it, and the multiculturalists and their "coalition for diversity" are waving the same diversionary flag today. As the recent stink over the comments of Professor Harvey C. Mansfield Jr. '57 on affirmative action shows us, multiculturalists reflexively suppress discussion about social and educational policies, such as affirmative action, which are premised on the belief that certain groups in society are educationally and economically disadvantaged. Today's diversity proponents favor more symbolic and emotional demands for "representation" in the student body and in the faculty. Contrary to the liberal vision, which takes very...