Ontario Community Newspapers

Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 22 Mar 1989, p. 28

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The purpose of the forum, which attracted about 225 people, was not only to critique Rushton‘s paper, but to view him in the history of scientific research, exâ€" here, he said. First would be to make sure the academic communâ€" ity does not allow further reâ€" search of this type to go on. Secondly, McKenzieâ€"Mohr hopes information could be accuâ€" mulated within the community at large, as well as the universities, "so that when someone like Rushâ€" ton comes forward, even if he‘s not in the scientific context, he will be dismissed. In the long run, the future Rushtons will get less and less attention." more rigorous. I don‘t think this (Rushton‘s paper) should have got in there in the first place." â€" PAGE 18 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 1989 Rushton 150 University Ave. W. Waterloo 884â€"7620 ‘‘You‘re Not Gonna Pay A Lot At Meineke!"‘ WATERLOO 355 Weber St., North Open Good Friday w EsE L ELE . L. woâ€".»p DISCOUNT MUFFLERS Lcll __J AMERICAN AND FO“E&C“ARFSPEQAUSTQ For your Easter Dining Pleasure From 4:00â€"10:00 p.m. io CHANCES BR â€" RETALRANT OFFERS ALID THAOUGH 3/31/89 AMERICAN AND FOREIGN CAA SPECIALISTS (Continued from page 16) .. 746â€"1070 science looking at the biological behavior of different races if it is beneficial. However, Rushton sis studying the history of scienâ€" tific racism, WLU student Eliâ€" zabeth Layne said, Rushton "is only one in a tradition of quacks that have used academic freedom to spread his views. ‘‘Rushton is blatantly irresponâ€" sible and has therefore revoked his rights of academic freedom." Dave Sherry, a University of Toronto neurobiologist, pointed out several areas of Rushton‘s theory which were not substanâ€" tiated scientifically. Sherry said there was nothing wrong with plore the dangers of such research and discuss what steps the local community could take to stop Presenting her fourthâ€"year theâ€" misused information to produce results he wanted to hear, Sherry said. WLU psychology professor Edâ€" ward Bennett compared Rushâ€" ton‘s theories with those of poorly and ill conceived studies of the mentally retarded, which generâ€" ated years of social policy and stigma still evident in society. Evidence supports, he said, the idea that "Rushton is an academâ€" Please give generously (o *+* "BE A STAR" In The Life Of A: the MAKE A MOVE! BE A BIG BROTHER . 60 ty Big Brothers of Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo Call 579â€"5150

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