Black Elis face a local challenge
Experiencing Race at Yale: Part 1 of 3
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.
“Oh, thank you, you can move on,” the guard said.
Racial jokes, allegations of self-segregation among cultural groups, discriminatory...
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.