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KASA thanks community
To the Editors:
Last year, Brian Ryu '01, John Hahn '01, Harrison Leong '03, Paul Min
'03, and Tim Choi '02, members of the Korean American Students' Association
(KASA), with the help of other members of the student body, initiated
two petitions to create two new positions on campus. One was an administrative
position designed to address the needs of the growing Asian American student
body, and the other was a faculty position in Asian American studies.
We are happy to say that the work paid off, and have witnessed action
on both petitions. There are plans to create an administrative position
using part of the $1.6 million awarded to Bowdoin from the Freeman Foundation.
The Asian American studies position is still on hold until we have funding,
but Bowdoin recently submitted a grant proposal to the Luce Foundation
for four years of funding.
KASA would like to thank President Barry Mills, Dean Craig McEwen, Professors Nancy Riley, Kidder Smith, Henry Laurence, Betty Trout-Kelly, Wil Smith, Marianne Jordan, the African-American Society, the Multicultural Student Coalition, and all the students who signed the petition last spring. We appreciate all your work, dedication, and most importantly, your continued support on these two initiatives.
Sincerely,
The KASA Officers, on behalf of KASA:
Sejica Kim '02, Sara Edel '02, Timothy Choi '02, Brian Lee '03, Jin Ho
Kim '03, Paul Min '03, Min Kim '05, and Ben Needham '05
Magazines don't define Library
To the Editors:
In his article "Subscribing to a culture of materialism" [here],
Eben Gilfenbaum confuses the Library's provision of New York Magazine
and Yachting with endorsement of these titles.
Journal titles are selected by faculty members and librarians, as well
as through students' suggestions. The Library selects some journals because
they are included in indexes that are frequently consulted in the course
of research. New York Magazine, for example, is included in at
least six indexes received by the Library.
Regarding Yachting, because of Bowdoin's seacoast location, many
in our community are seriously interested in boating, and of course the
college offers sailing instruction.
The Library tries to offer titles that provide diverting reading to students such as Eben who wish to "feel productive while procrastinating." The Library is responsible for presenting materials reflecting all points of view. It is up to individual students and faculty members to evaluate these materials, critically analyze them, and formulate individual opinions of their values and truths.
Sherrie Bergman
Librarian