Ashley Chappo's Friday editorial regarding the recent election of Teresa Sullivan to be the University's eighth president lauded the choice as a promising sign in women's progress in ranks of academia. Certainly, the fact that the University now has a female president and a black head coach when neither women nor African Americans were admitted to the College until 1970 speaks to the progress both our community and the nation have made in addressing gender inequality and race relations, and Ms. Sullivan seems a worthy choice. However, while Chappo makes an excellent point about the lopsided ratio between men and women among the University's faculty, she fails to address the problem of growing inequality between the sexes among the University's own student body. She mentions that 56 percent of the University's students are female, while only 44 percent are male, and does not seem to recognize this as an issue. While it is true that female students outnumber male ones at most American universities, our University should be careful not to prioritize women's academic achievement at the expense of men's. Ensuring that the ratio between men and women remains close is another method of fostering a culture of diversity and improving educational depth on our Grounds.
Will Feeney\nSARC II
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