[582] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
re: "diversity" and GIRs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jimmy_B,MajMoola,MechWarrior,etc._)
Wed May 9 09:57:49 2001
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To: wally@sub-zero.MIT.EDU
cc: mit-talk@MIT.EDU
Date: Wed, 09 May 2001 09:54:40 EDT
From: "Jimmy_B,MajMoola,MechWarrior,etc._Chien-ta Wu" <jimmbswu@MIT.EDU>
>It's gonna cause a little of the 'how-white-are-you' conversation style.
>Moreover, does a class on The Bible satisfy this requirement for a Muslim?
>Should I be able to take the Kung-Fu Cinema class to get out of this
>requirement, even though I watch more kung-fu cinema than is healthy
>anyhow? I've learned a lot about cultural difference through classes like
>Literary Theory, oddly enough
This is why we have a human (advisor or undergrad officer) to certify
completion. If, in the advisor or undergrad officer's opinion, the Bible class
satisfy the requirement for a Muslim, then yes, it does. (On the other hand,
Muslims use the Old Testament, too. Perhaps a class on Christianity?)
In the case of the Kung-Fu Cinema class, if your advisor knows you well enough,
(as he should, btw :-), he would rule that the Kung-Fu Cinema class is not
enough for the CD requirement.
In the case of Literary Theory, the onus is on you to demonstrate to your
advisor/undergrad officer that it satisfies the CD requirement. You can choose
to be a leader and put in the "above and beyond duty" efforts to convince your
advisor, or you can choose to be a generic human and just do what is the most
convinient (join BSU :-) ).
The point of this proposed system is that it has a lot of flexibility built into
it, at the same time not compromising its mission, Fostering an appreciation of
diversity.
So that was that,
B, crackpot and defender of the status quo
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