I agree that Lisa's remarks best expressed how many of us feel about this issue. However, I think we need to take this editorial in the spirit in which it was intended. Their main mistake wasn't malicious intent, but a lack of awareness of how deeply these issues strike minorities, especially Native Americans and African Americans. I constantly have to remind myself of how subjective my own opinions are, and I imagine the same is true for most or all of the faculty, let alone the students. Let's use this as a "teachable moment" for students whose hearts I truly think are in the right place, even if they may have expressed it in a clumsy way. What I fear is that this could be blown out of proportion and end up alienating some really good kids.