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LETTER TO THE EDITOR:My minority experience is not one of fear and isolation
Letters to the Editor | 5/1/07
Posted online at 10:59 PM EST on 4/30/07
/ Last updated at 8:53 AM EST on 4/30/07
To the Editor:
I am writing to make it clear to everyone that my experience at Brandeis has not been one of isolation and fear, as was recently represented in last week's article on diversity "Campus Divide" (April 24 issue). I do not eat in my room to run away from white people in the cafeteria as suggested and I am not afraid of white people as suggested in the article I have many friends of different ethnicities here at Brandeis and I am very social and enjoy interacting with others. My character was misinterpreted in last weeks' issue of the justice and I wanted to make that known: I am enjoying my experience here at Brandeis
-Ria Roberts '10
Editor's Note: Ms. Roberts, who was featured briefly but prominently in a feature last week about the experiences of racial-minority students, confirmed the accuracy of both the relevant quote and the context in which it was used prior to publication. Click here to see the e-mail confirmation.
I am writing to make it clear to everyone that my experience at Brandeis has not been one of isolation and fear, as was recently represented in last week's article on diversity "Campus Divide" (April 24 issue). I do not eat in my room to run away from white people in the cafeteria as suggested and I am not afraid of white people as suggested in the article I have many friends of different ethnicities here at Brandeis and I am very social and enjoy interacting with others. My character was misinterpreted in last weeks' issue of the justice and I wanted to make that known: I am enjoying my experience here at Brandeis
-Ria Roberts '10
Editor's Note: Ms. Roberts, who was featured briefly but prominently in a feature last week about the experiences of racial-minority students, confirmed the accuracy of both the relevant quote and the context in which it was used prior to publication. Click here to see the e-mail confirmation.
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a concerned reader
posted 5/09/07 @ 11:46 PM EST
Given the email evidence of Ria's confirmation, it is upsetting that she and others are continuing to deny the quote. It does make sense that she'd be embarassed and upset to see it printed, and maybe regret having said it. (Continued…)
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