<p>I think S&P hit the nail on the head. </p>
<p>Race, gender and class are hot topics everywhere - - and on many of the lefty NE campuses, students are somewhat guarded, at least initially, lest the branded racist, sexist, classist or homophobic (you know, the full array of hetero-normantive evils). And at Smith, as elsewhere, activist students are impatient at the pace of the discussion/progress. As S&P notes, however, Smith is hardly a police state and despite a concensus regarding how a subj is broached, I doubt race or any other topic is truly taboo.</p>