2. Labelling student “leaders”(I use this term loosely) racist if the turn down a funding proposal is RACIST!

3. Booing and Hissing at student leaders for trying to enforce Senate rules is RACIST!

4. Nate Gulley is a RACIST!

5. Running for ASUO office so you can get the minorities the money they desire is RACIST!

6. Steve of the MCC is a RACIST!

What?

This was published in the Emerald today.

Still, Ty must know that the UO offers minors in African Studies and Latin American Studies, whereas European Studies is only a certificate. He must know that we have a fully staffed department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (whereas Russian and Eastern European studies draw upon faculty members from other departments). I’m sure Ty read the recent Emerald article that explained how the College of Arts and Sciences offers languages based on student interest, not Eurocentrism.

Simply, his argument that the UO favors European Studies break down.

If anything, we should be proud to go to a school with diverse course offerings.

I think that many students at the U of O are left with much to be desired when it comes to course selection, but one cannot overstate the importance of self-responsibility and direction in this regard, as no one should rely on the university to be their one and only advocate, as Ty is asking here. Opportunities are made by the individual, and not handed out like Red Bull or shitty new brands of soda on thirteenth to anyone walking by. For God’s sake, take some responsibility for your own education!

I am a student of color and am disgusted by articles that do MORE to perpetuate racism than anything a white person has ever done to me. It’s all about perception. If you want to keep pretending to be victimized, then you will always be victimized, Ty. Time for some cheesy adages: attitude is everything!

This is by far my favorite part. Seriously, where are these “alternate narratives” taken any more seriously than in Academia? In fact, I’d argue the opposite, that Academia is so mired in precisely the kind of critiques that Schwoeffermann is talking about, that it has lost most of it’s intellectual edge.

Ty, the tragedy here is that there are very good arguments for a strong multicultural component in a modern education, but you are not only ignoring them, you are making people less likely to listen to them. Remember this: critique is valuable, but if you aren’t offering an alternative, all it’s good for is guilt. The only alternative you offer is to make more decision based on skin color. This is what I mean by losing intellectual edge.

I hope that no one in the administration reads this blog, though, or you might get expelled for your revolutionary critical-thinking skills!

“…I am questioned ‘why are you here?’ Most white students ask me this because they have never experienced people of color succeeding…”

This is a surprisingly arrogant and contemptuous tone for Ty, whose racial self-loathe and pity have enveloped most of his writing style. This is definatly more upbeat than previous ‘Schwoefferisms’. Good for him!