• Valentine’s Day, diversity and equality

    Valentine’s Day, diversity and equality

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    • February 13, 2020

    Photo courtesy of unsplash.com In light of Valentine’s Day, it is important to understand the relationship between love and diversity. The United States of America has addressed the issue of diversity in two Supreme Court cases on marriage. In Loving v. Virginia (1967) the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that Virginia’s anti-miscegenation law violated the

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  • Professor responds to Elmhurst’s LGBT admissions article

    Professor responds to Elmhurst’s LGBT admissions article

    After reading Duc T. Dam’s “Prospective college students’ sexual orientation questioned” article in the Jan. 26, 2012 issue of the Etownian, I would like to present a few thoughts. Overall, I found the article to be supportive of the LGBT community. However, there are three points of which readers should be aware. Elmhurst College asked

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  • Prospective college students’ sexual orientation questioned

    Prospective college students’ sexual orientation questioned

    When Elmhurst College, a private institution in Illinois, became the first college to include a section on their application asking prospective students if they are affiliated with any LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) clubs, it immediately caught the attention of the media. The College had no intention and took no action to stop the media.

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