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INSIGHTS & IDEAS

THE SPECTATOR
November 30, 2007
 
 

From the Desk of the President:
Diversity at Hamilton


President Joan Hinde Stewart offers insights, ideas and information about issues of importance to the Hamilton Community and the role of the administration in working with students and faculty to effect positive change and positive policy at Hamilton College. More. . .
 

What You Can Do: Fighting Prejudice

by Kye Lippold '10

    This semester, we've heard a lot about intolerance. In October, President Joan Hinde Stewart informed the campus about a vandal scrawling racist comments on a student's car. The Social Justice Initiative has held several Coffee Hours about campus climate which were attended by numerous students and faculty.  At the start of November, incidents of assault on Hamilton students provoked a front-page response in the Spectator, and the Daily Bull and Duel Observer have both commented on racism and homophobia. Clearly, the campus is concerned. More. . .