At Northwestern

[George K]

https://jonathanturley.org/2021/06/15/northwestern-students-demand-removal-of-trustee-chair-due-to-trump-support/

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.

[Jolly]

Tell the student government association to mind their own business.

[Loki]

@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.

[Copper]

I demand removal of any student that did not support Mr. Trump.

Now!

[George K]

I spent 21 years at Northwestern as student, trainee and faculty. I suppose I should ask for some reparations?

[Jolly]

Or combat pay?

[brenda]

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.

[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.

[taiwan_girl]

@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!!