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...Bell's comment represents intolerance in its purest form. It establishes an orthodoxy of thought, and Blacks must embrace it or else face excommunication for their "white" views. The ostracism of those who dissent from the mainstream is not unique to the Black community, but, as the experiences of Julius Lester, Glenn Loury and Clarence Thomas demonstrate, neither is that community immune to the internal bigotry that is the enemy of diversity...
...deeper level, what is disturbing about Bell's comment is its message that human beings are fundamentally different from one another, that there is an insuperable divide of race and gender between us. Such a message is at odds with the lessons of history, so painfully learned...
...what point do "actions or words" become "sustained [and] repeated?" The alleged comment may not be harassment, and the coughing may not even be harassment. But what does the Ad Board define as harassment...
...wholeheartedly agree with Government graduate student Gordon A. Silverstein's comment that "this is not the right kind of message to be sending" to potential honors concentrators in the Government Department...
...family quarrel; the wounds will heal," says Democratic state chairman Bob Slagle. That comment might have been on target if the family were named Manson and a miracle blood-clotting drug were discovered before the November election. The Texas primary demonstrates once again the difference between the two parties, as do crucial gubernatorial races in California and Florida. While the G.O.P. generally adheres to its eleventh commandment -- Never speak ill of another Republican -- Democrats eat their own with relish...