Multiculturalism

To the editor:

I am writing to echo the points raised by Melanie McCulley in
your May '95 issue regarding the comments of Martinson and
Moore in previous issues questioning the value of
multiculturalism. The most compelling argument in favor of
promoting multiculturalism at Iowa State is the fact that
graduates are making these comments! No one should come away
from a college education anywhere with such narrow minds.

This is one world, guys. Stereotypes based on ignorance hurt
you, too. If you want people to stop assuming all men from
Iowa are hicks or rubes, you should stop and think about what
your comments tell about yourselves. While you're at it,
consider what obstacles your ancestors faced when they
arrived in this country.

-- Dianne Harrington ('81), Wautoma, Wis.

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