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E-PrinceClass of 2009 is fortunate to have Petraeus GS ’85
Regarding “Petraeus GS ’85: ‘True thrill’ to deliver Baccalaureate address” (Friday, March 13, 2009):
Congratulations to the Class of 2009 on your selection of Gen. David Petraeus GS ’85 as ...
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Dean Fred Hargadon for University President!!!
Fred Hargadon will never be Princeton's president. He's not Canadian.
Ian, I think you just turned in your black card with this mess.
Comparing referring to Late Meal as "Chocolate City" to blackface? Really with this?
Also, if someone white were to refer to an area of campus as "Vanilla City" - any area of campus - this black person would think s/he was just acknowledging the truth.
agreed: please trustees, fire Tighlman and give us Fred back. I'll donate money if you do (assuming I can get a job).
The fact that you'd write something like "you just turned it your black card" suggests that Ian's letter may well be spot on.
unless '09 has an older brother or sister that went to Princeton im confused as to why they are so loyal to Dean Fred. I love Dean Fred too but I think the whole it is cool to hate Tighlman thing is a little over done.
The "it's cool to hate Tighlman [sic] thing" will never be over done.
I understand Ian's good intentions but I think he's going in the wrong direction. It makes no sense to compare a "vanilla city" remark to a "chocolate city" remark because believe it or not---people of color are still a minority at Princeton ! of course as a minority, you may want places where you can feel comfortable as a minority--have that be a place that is mostly minority or not. It's like china town, little senegal, little india in ny: this self-segregation is done so people can have a place to have their culture (whatever that is) affirmed. That doesn't mean people of color are monolithic in interests, tastes, but for some people--especially first generation or second generation immigrant students of color (asians, latinos, carribeans, africans etc.) and african americans from majority-minority communities having a safe haven to have their culture affirmed (and some people may not want to have their culture affirmed, and that's fine)is important. I don't think you should discount that for *some* african-americans they feel they hold a culture distinct from the majority-european american culture that they want to celebrate and have affirmed from time to time.And of course some people don't. Being able to recognize that I think is the greatest mark of a progressive view of diversity.