Christmas carol Response

I think my reaction to the Christmas Carol published in the Source recently was similar to most of the Tufts community: How did something like that end up on our school newspaper? I agree with Brian Kelley, the founder of the source: it’s important that there be a conservative viewpoint on campus to encourage a healthy debate among students, but the Primary Source here has lost any notion of professional credibility. What shocked me most was the line “no matter what your grades are F's, D's or G's give them privileged status.” While the author of the poem may have intended to poke fun at affirmative action, he failed to actually consider the academic integrity of the black students admitted. Tufts sets a very high academic standard and I’m fairly certain that no one, not even a well off white kid, would be admitted with a D average. By making a blanket statement such as this one, the Source is only furthering racial ignorance on campus and fanning the flames of prejudice. Even worse, what could have been an enlightened debate among students over a heated issue is now only going to be recognized by its lowest common denominator. Also, now that the Source has published something like this, how is it going to redeem itself in the eyes of Tufts students as a valid conservative opinion on campus? By losing this conservative viewpoint in our discussions, we have an overall less complete discussion of current affairs.