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As if the title of this article isn't silly enough, Columbia writer Madeline Leibovitch decries science, and especially physics to be chalked full of white supremacy, because 1 drunk guy acted like an ass on a college campus.
Which will now be completely contradicted by Leibovitch's next 2 paragraphs.
Continuing with the ridiculousness theme...
Leibovitch's community at Columbia includes 1/4 undergraduates of Jewish heritage, free 10 day holidays to Israel for any Jewish student, and kosher food services on campus. Sounds like a beacon of white supremacy to be, but I'm not an all wise woman of color like Leibovitvh is, so my opinion is probably not valued.
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/o...ce-accountable-for-upholding-white-supremacy/
https://www.hillel.org/college-guide/list/record/columbia-university
I realize Madeline Leibovitch is still a student, but she's attending one of the most prestigious private universities in the country. This is the quality of education at a highly prized institution of higher learning? She sounds too spoiled and sheltered to realize how dumb she sounds.
By Madeline Leibovitch-
On Sunday, Dec. 9, Julian von Abele, CC ’21, a sophomore in the physics department, made a series of claims perpetuating white male supremacy, especially in science, and further harassed a group of primarily Black women on campus. This incident of racism that occurred on campus showed that science and physics academia blatantly and covertly attacks minorities—and their ability to be a part of the field. His rhetoric further reflected an existing pattern in science academia at Columbia as a whole, and more specifically in the physics department.
Which will now be completely contradicted by Leibovitch's next 2 paragraphs.
A group of undergraduates studying physics at Columbia felt particularly troubled that online comments in forums defending von Abele’s rant used his work in physics as a smokescreen—painting his bigotry as an inflammatory outburst of a brilliant mind. Following the video’s release, members of the undergraduate physics community at Columbia and Barnard decided that it was important to stand against the supremacist's hateful remarks—to debunk and dismantle them from the standpoint of scientists.
An open letter to the Columbia community denouncing the bigotry expressed by someone within the department was drafted and later signed by the Society of Physics Students, Columbia Society for Women in Physics, and more than 150 Columbia and Barnard physics majors.
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As a non-Black woman of color, it is important for me to acknowledge that I will never know the experiences of the Black students who were harassed and who are on our campus, as this act of white supremacy was a reflection of the racism that still runs rampant everywhere in our community.
Leibovitch's community at Columbia includes 1/4 undergraduates of Jewish heritage, free 10 day holidays to Israel for any Jewish student, and kosher food services on campus. Sounds like a beacon of white supremacy to be, but I'm not an all wise woman of color like Leibovitvh is, so my opinion is probably not valued.
https://www.columbiaspectator.com/o...ce-accountable-for-upholding-white-supremacy/
https://www.hillel.org/college-guide/list/record/columbia-university
I realize Madeline Leibovitch is still a student, but she's attending one of the most prestigious private universities in the country. This is the quality of education at a highly prized institution of higher learning? She sounds too spoiled and sheltered to realize how dumb she sounds.