However, this cultivation of ideas on both sides of the fence does not extend to all aspects of the university. If blacks or other minorities fail to succeed in America, it is not because of racism. So says Dinesh D'Souza , a former Reagan Administration advisor and the author of The End of Racism . In his March 1st Assembly Series lecture, D'Souza made his case against affirmative action. No one even purports to demonstrate that whites and others who are denied college admissions have harmed minorities.
Affirmative action is uprooted from a common sensical notion of fair play or justice.
On other campuses there are accusations of hazing and general misconduct. More than ever before, students and administrators here and across the country are considering the future of fraternities. Some say that the fraternities and sororities offer many benefits to the campuses of the country, but others say that their end has been too long in coming. This is what one newly elected Student Union Senator thought after a relatively tame piece in Student Life discussing the last Student Union budget. Certainly, no action taken by the Student Union Senate throughout the year is more important than the budget, where over one million dollars of the students' money is allocated.