At Northwestern
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wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 13:25 last edited by
Now the student government has asked the university to remove the chairman of the board of trustees from a presidential search committee. The disqualifying element for Board of Trustees Chair J. Landis Martin is that he supported former President Donald Trump as a donor.
The objection was due to Martin’s $30,000 donation to Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign. Student senator Jo Scaletty told the Daily Northwestern “He donated to Donald Trump who has demonstrated significant sexism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia.” The resolution specifically states: “Whereas, the 2020 ASG survey demonstrates that the median student at Northwestern identifies with a Left political ideology.”
So the students oppose even a committee member who represents an opposing view. It is the ultimately example of viewpoint hegemony and hostility.
Oh....
These students of course do not object to being the recipients of his considerable financial support, including working out at the athletics complex that was built in part with a $15 million donation from Martin.
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wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 13:39 last edited by
Tell the student government association to mind their own business.
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wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 13:44 last edited by
@jolly said in At Northwestern:
Tell the student government association to mind their own business.
Or advocate returning Martin all his money that he donated to Northwestern. Otherwise it’s just confiscation, very fascist.
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wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 14:09 last edited by
I demand removal of any student that did not support Mr. Trump.
Now!
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wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 14:11 last edited by
I spent 21 years at Northwestern as student, trainee and faculty. I suppose I should ask for some reparations?
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wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 14:20 last edited by
Or combat pay?
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wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 17:25 last edited by
How will these students ever transition to the real world? They don't seem to have a clue that they are tearing apart the freedoms they are seeking.
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Now the student government has asked the university to remove the chairman of the board of trustees from a presidential search committee. The disqualifying element for Board of Trustees Chair J. Landis Martin is that he supported former President Donald Trump as a donor.
The objection was due to Martin’s $30,000 donation to Trump’s 2016 presidential election campaign. Student senator Jo Scaletty told the Daily Northwestern “He donated to Donald Trump who has demonstrated significant sexism, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia.” The resolution specifically states: “Whereas, the 2020 ASG survey demonstrates that the median student at Northwestern identifies with a Left political ideology.”
So the students oppose even a committee member who represents an opposing view. It is the ultimately example of viewpoint hegemony and hostility.
Oh....
These students of course do not object to being the recipients of his considerable financial support, including working out at the athletics complex that was built in part with a $15 million donation from Martin.
wrote on 15 Jun 2021, 17:30 last edited by Catseye3@george-k said in At Northwestern:
the median student
What does this even mean???
ETA: Every time I see something like this, I'm reminded of Mik's comment that it's a good thing; the more of this kind of goofiness, the faster it will all go away.
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How will these students ever transition to the real world? They don't seem to have a clue that they are tearing apart the freedoms they are seeking.
wrote on 17 Jun 2021, 16:18 last edited by@brenda said in At Northwestern:
How will these students ever transition to the real world? They don't seem to have a clue that they are tearing apart the freedoms they are seeking.
Exactly!!