I read with interest a piece by Katherine Timpf yesterday: “Sorority in Big Trouble after Taco Tuesday Event Deemed Racist.” It began, “A sorority at California State University Fullerton is in serious trouble because it hosted a Taco Tuesday event where students wore ‘culturally insensitive attire’ such as sombreros.”

It reminded me of an episode that NR editorialized about in a May issue. (In conversation with Kat, I learned that she, too, wrote about this matter, back then.) We said,

A fraternity and a sorority at Dartmouth, Phi Delta Alpha and Alpha Phi, were planning to do something nice: stage a fundraiser for cardiac care. The problem was that they called their event a “Phiesta.” A Mexican-American student complained, saying that “there are various problematic structures and ideologies regarding a Cinco de Mayo-inspired event.” The Greek houses, abashed, canceled their event. A spokesman said, “We felt that the possibility of offending even one member of the Dartmouth community was not worth the potential benefits of having the fundraiser.” Ay, caramba.

Ay, caramba, is right. And I wish these Greek houses would tell the PC police to stuff it — in any language, wearing any kind of headgear, they wish.

P.S. Aren’t there Mexican-American students who will object to the PC police and say, in effect, “Not in our name”? But that is very hard to do. Which is one reason bullies so often get their way.

P.P.S. The Phiesta guy said, “We felt that the possibility of offending even one member of the Dartmouth community was not worth the potential benefits of having the fundraiser.” You know, when I was in college, no one gave a rat’s behind about my feelings. I don’t think anyone ever thought, “Gee, how will Jay feel? Will he be offended?” How about you? Did your college cater to your sensitivities?

Anyway, if you start fuming about idiocy on campus, you can fume forever. Eats up your whole day . . .