Yale Daily News

Updated: Friday, September 5, 2008 at 1:17am

Black Elis face a local challenge

Experiencing Race at Yale: Part 1 of 3

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Published Thursday, February 22, 2007
Walking into Sterling Memorial Library wearing socks and sandals last year, folder in hand, Andom Ghebreghiorgis’ ’07 slim stature — 5’8” and 135 pounds — should hardly have seemed threatening. But he had only taken eight steps when a security guard said, “Excuse me, sir. Yeah, come here.” Students behind and in front of Ghebreghiorgis continued onward as the skeptical guard asked, “Are you a student here?” The student pulled out his ID.
#1 By John (Unregistered User) 4:59pm on May 17, 2008

Are you sure Bouchet was valedictorian? I thought he graduated 6th in his Yale class. Which is remarkable nonetheless, but despite his racial difficulty, this seems inaccurate.

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