February 12, 1999
Wisconsin Student Complains About Professor's Use of the Word 'Niggardly'
The debate over whether "niggardly" is a racially offensive word hit academe last week, when a black student at the University of Wisconsin at Madison objected to a professor's use of the term in the classroom.
The student, Amelia Rideau, related the incident before the university's Faculty Senate meeting last week, when she urged professors to maintain a strict speech code on the campus. The linguistic
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