Wednesday, November 01, 2006
On this day:

University of Alabama celebrates Native American Heritage Month

No, no! It's for Native Americans*, not native Americans.

The other heritage months on the University's diversity calendar this year are:

African-American History Month: February
Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month: May
Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month: September 15 – October 15

Apparently, European Americans are too boring and unimportant to get their own heritage month. Not to mention Australian-Americans, Antarctican-Americans, and just-plain-mixed-up Americans. Diversity only goes so far, I suppose.

* Those who suffer from multicultural deficit disorder may be more familiar with the colloquial, Eurocentric term Indians; please be aware that use of this term has been anathematized by the High Priests of Diversity and Cultural Sensitivity who reign at most modern American universities, including the University of Alabama.