O’Connor noticed that the corridor’s billboards were plastered with notices from various race- and gender-based student groups: blacks, Hispanics, Asians, women. “She was appalled,” Syverud recalled. O’Connor asked, “Is this what diversity is going to be all about?” She disliked victimhood and identity politics. “She was very annoyed about the idea of a ‘woman’s point of view,’ ” said Syverud.
