Volume 41, Number 1 & 2 · January 13, 1994

Guilty If Charged

By Richard J. Bernstein

This fall on the campus of the University of New Hampshire there suddenly appeared a set of five dramatically large posters that spelled out the sins against which war would be officially waged. 'Sexism has no place at UNH,' one poster said. 'We seek not only to be a diverse community but a caring one.' Below that, in boldface print the poster said: 'Tell someone. File a complaint,' and it listed telephone numbers by which students and faculty could inform against malefactors in their midst. Other posters of exactly the same format urged students to complain about racism, homophobia, discrimination, and religious persecution.



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