I love the New Hampshire primary and I love the political horse race that is the 2008 presidential election, but it has also left me with a strange sense of melancholy. A race that should be about issues and vision is being twisted by the media into a series of sound bytes and analysis of quotes, missteps, and political posturing. More »
A friend once asked me, “James, if you had the chance, who would you love to take out back and pile-drive?” Upon first thought, many candidates came to mind — Ryan Seacrest, Aaron Carter, perhaps Cody from Step by Step? After much contemplation and tribulation, however, I concluded with all sincerity that I would target whomever is responsible for turning a lovely mid-February day into the national Hallmark debacle we associate with St. Valentine. More »
To the Editor: I was both appalled and offended after I read the recent article by Nathan Bruschi ‘10 (Affirmative Action Too Skin Deep?, Feb. 13). In the piece, he proposed that Native Americans who do not have the “typical” Native American features should not receive the benefits of affirmative action because they had not been victims of direct racial discrimination. I could not believe that someone would take the time to think of something so absurd. Being Native American is not based on what one looks like. Our Native American heritage is part of who we are, its part of our history and our spirit. It has nothing to do with whether we are “light” or “dark.” Simply put, Bruschi’s article was very insulting. More »
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