Summary: Have Schools Become Intellectuall Black Holes

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I sort of agree with Magnet’s article. Her initial statement that schools have become intellectuall black holes is true to me. Other than that, I don’t see the problem that these schools are addresssing their existence in the past. People are continuing to try to cover up the past because it involves a topic that is not socially acceptable and illegal. Princeton is simply stating its influence in the past with their housing of the earliest presidents. All in all, I don’t understand why people feel so offended when someone brings up a topic like slavery. Covering up our past because it hurts someone’s feelings is not the road to

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