Most Diverse Class Ever?
Being politically conservative at my Seattle public high school meant wearing your Birkenstocks to school three instead of five times a week. Self-proclaimed Republicans, of which there were few, were usually anti-war, pro-choice and in favor of tough environmental protections. And if these pseudo-conservatives ever had a dissenting opinion, they rarely voiced it in the justifiable fear of being attacked by a room full of tie-dye-clad vegans, liberals and staunch Democrats. So when I got to Dartmouth, I was a little confused. People disagreed with me. West Coast liberalism had taught me to love diversity, but these unorthodox opinions were not welcome. Where was my army of left-leaning faculty and classmates to intimidate those who disagreed? More »
