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Volume CXXXIII, Number 12 |
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Painful truth
To the Editors:
Troubling as it may seem, the article "Republican professors are scant at Bowdoin" in last issue is painfully true. As a conservative on this campus, I often find it difficult, and somewhat bothersome even, to express my opinions because most students are not willing to listen to a conservative point of view. The most saddening part of it is that they are learning not to listen by the example that is set by the politically experienced on this campus: the faculty.
When we all entered college, it was the first opportunity to have a free and open forum to discuss political issues. Most high schools just don't offer that. As first years, many students don't really know what side of the spectrum they fall on. Unfortunately, at Bowdoin it becomes clear from the very start what is accepted and what is frowned upon. Political incorrectness is shunned and in an attempt to fit in and be accepted in the first year of study, most students will side with what feels comfortable.
Though I do not feel that the current faculty will force political correctness or liberal values on me, they certainly will not make an effort to balance the abundance of those views on campus. Having conservative professors at any school is critical so that students do not feel pressured into one corner just to fit in. As a student of Chris Potholm, I have finally been able to feel comfortable speaking up in class about issues that may well get me thrown out of other classes. It was incredibly refreshing and Bowdoin needs more of that.
Sincerely,
Steve Gogolak '05
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