This statement was given as one of two explanations for a contradiction in Buchanan's argument. The student in no way implied that certain groups did not belong at Harvard. He questioned Buchanan's opinion that women are not in the business world because they do not have the natural abilities and will to succeed.
The students asking Buchanan questions were not the only ones taking statements out of context.
Wendy A. Seider '00
March 17, 2000
Blocking Woes Redux
In all the hullabaloo about housing it might be worth remembering that the gripes arising now are the same ones I have heard for the past two years. With more room, often you get increased numbers of people who must be left behind. Several groups I know are based on gender or sometimes ethnicity. The problems don't seem to be new ones arising from the new limits: they seem like the perennial problems of choosing housemates given a new form to air.
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