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E-PrinceAn open invitation to Michelle Obama ’85 to speak at Class Day.
Dear Mrs. Obama,
I care what you think about this University. I want Princeton, just like I want this country, to live up to its promise. I’m ...
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Very thoughtful, Molly. Thank you for this.
Right on. I'm so embarrassed by the comments in the PCC fight article. We need to talk about this as a community.
What a great letter. I know Michelle Obama isn't always very proud of Princeton when it comes to race relations, but this letter says it all: more dialogue is the answer, not continually pushing the issue out of our minds. Her speaking at Class Day would be a great call to this.
Thanks, Molly!
while I agree with about 90% of the points the author makes, I have to question the venue and manner in which she makes them. It's not the author's place to extend this invitation, its the place of the class as a whole. She does not speak for me, even though I agree with her. While I do think in would be a great shame is Mrs. Obama chose not to speak at the University on the occasion of the 25th commencement since her own, this was not the proper venue and disregards the wishes of the entire senior class.
I don't want Mrs. Obama to be our class day speaker...
Right on, Molly Alarcon!
Mrs. Obama would be a far more appropriate speaker for Baccalaureate, not Class Day. The class day speech is typically light-hearted and humorous, and a discussion of such a serious issue would be inappropriate on such a day.
Nevertheless, Molly makes some very strong points, and I agree that racial problems must be addressed openly and directly. Michelle Obama, who is admired by so many of us, would be an excellent person to take the lead on this. Just not on Class Day.
"The University supports the Program in African Studies and Center for African American Studies, but the students who minor in those fields are generally students of color."
Have you been in an African Studies class recently? Definitely not majority students of color.
Also aren't fields like African-American studies, Women's Studies, Jewish Studies, etc, usually majority whatever group they are most applicable. I'm pretty sure most women's studies classes are predominantly female.
I hardly think this is an example of latent campus racism
Molly Alarcon, you don't speak for me
This is a poor article by Alarcon. She would have done better not to write it.