<p>I completely degree with the idea that you’d be characterized as an idiot if you didn’t agree with this Columbus stuff. Most of the people I knew were slightly in favor saying it wasn’t a bad idea at best, and totally indifferent most often. I’ve had to debate affirmative action constantly at Brown. In fact, almost all the stuff you’re saying doesn’t reflect my own experience at all, but it does seem like we’re constantly spending our time seeing different aspects of Brown. </p>
<p>The truth is, most of the faculty didn’t care about this issue either-- they had trouble getting it to pass for so long not because of strong opposition, but because enough faculty members weren’t showing up to the faculty meeting to make a quorum to vote on the issue. The way it was passed was a few very active students went door to door to convince professors to go and vote their way. It wasn’t giving in, it was going through and convincing the minimum number of people it was worht showing up and voting for.</p>
<p>There was almost a year of discussion and multiple faculty meetings and UCS meetings where this issue was debated as well as a campus wide forum held. There was only no active debate if you chose not to show up and debate it.</p>