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Cartoon Overlooks the Value of Teaching Assistants
By JENNIFER TSAI | Apr. 21, 2003The waste of space called "Better than Stick Figures" has crossed the line of decency. In the April 18 issue of The Spectrum, the "artist," if you could even call him that, insults the English speaking skills of Asian teaching assistants, saying students ought to be given foreign language credits for attending Chem 101.Paul Hebert's insensitivity is extremely disturbing and exemplifies the very racism and bigotry that caused the reverse discrimination perpetuated by Affirmative Action.


