In This Issue:

Metro State students protest campus newspaper article

Around 60 people met last Saturday afternoon, April 15, at Metropolitan State University to discuss the impact of an article written in the campus newspaper that Black student leaders and many others on campus described as racist...."

From the President’s Desk: A letter from Wilson G. Bradshaw, Ph. D.

Many members of the University community have contacted me recently to express their concerns about a student’s opinion column, “The Evolution of Prejudice,” in the April 2006 issue of The Metropolitan. Members of the faculty, staff, and student body have shared varying responses to the column...

Questions of Credibility

There seemed to be some confusion as to why the article "The evolution of prejudice" was offensive. Pulling terminology from the article itself might create a better understanding; highlighting the underlying rage, resentment, and continuous bigotry that many in society including the author, continue to deny. I am thankful for the article....

The Anti-Racism Leadership Team: One face of anti-racism at Metropolitan State

In October 2002, in an open letter to the university, President Bradshaw wrote he was giving high priority and "unqualified personal commitment" to a university-wide initiative to transform Metropolitan State into an actively anti-racist community. Encouraging all members to take advantage of upcoming education, organizing, and discussion opportunities, he observed that...

Anti-Racism Task Force Responds to Recent Article

The recent printing of Ronnie Howell’s commentary, “The Evolution of Prejudice” has revealed the chasm separating the perceptions and experiences of people of color from those of the dominant White-oriented majority, both in this society and within our own institution...

Letter From the Student Senate

Editor’s note: The following letter was received in response to the printing of the commentary piece "The evolution of prejudice"....

Letters to the Editor

The following are responses to the commentary piece, as received by The Metropolitan...