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Alvertis Simmons, MSCD alumnus, addresses a protest group of about 125 outside the Auraria Events Center Nov. 9 before a speech by Charles Murray, controversial author of The Bell Curve.
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Christopher Anderson Senior Staff Writer Ignited over a book's message that blacks are intellectually inferior to whites, protesters condemned its author as a racist when he spoke at Auraria Campus Nov. 9. Approximately 125 protesters organize'd by MSCD's Political Science Association and a host of local media swarmed outside the Auraria Events Center. Inside, Richard Murray, co-author
of The Bell Curve, said family links are desperately needed in this country and recommended ending welfare as part of the solution. Murray's speech covered his previous book, Losing Ground: American Social Policy, 1950-1980, but he did take questions regarding his latest book The Bell Curve. Protesters from all walks contested the book's premises. "We believe, as students, the ideas of Charles Murray basically conflict with the main mission of MSCD," said
Esra Bilge, of MSCD Political Science Association. The association charged that Murray u.ses culturally biased IQ tests that are scientifically and socially irresponsible. The Bell Curve, at over 800 pages, was co-written with the late Richard J. Herrnstein and deals with intelligence as it affects social policies. Much controversy focuses on a passage that states blacks as a group have an IQ 15 points lower than whites.
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