Purdue University Northwest student Joshua Nash has been summoned to a “required Administrative Meeting” scheduled by a campus administrator to discuss Nash’s personal Facebook comments, according to a July 6 memo sent to the student. Nash, whose Twitter handle is @ConservativeJZN and whose bio declares “my pronouns are: God, Overlord, and #DangerousFaggot,” is a fan […]
Author: Jason Weaver
Students Demand Diversity at Campus Wide Summit
Featuring President Mark Schlissel himself and emceed by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Clarence Page, the event was just one part of a roughly week long “Campuswide Diversity Summit” that focused on increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Michigan.
The Diag: Through Wind and Rain, The Million Student March
Whilst walking in circles and holding signs, protesters chanted such spirited remarks as:
“Hey, hey, ho, ho, tuition fees have got to go!”
“Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!”
And my personal favorite, “Education is a right, not just for the rich and white!”
On UM’s New Alcohol Policy
Is Michigan’s new plan to reduce alcohol harm on campus potentially dangerous for first-year students? I am afraid it might be. The University’s new plan includes a pilot program that would, “Notify parents of first-year students when a student under the age of 21 has had a second alcohol or drug violation or when a […]
When our hands are clenched in fists: Who is oppressing whom in Baltimore?
You believed that Freddie Gray was a victim of the white institutions in America. Now that the oppressive institution is painted Black, what are you to say? Would you make claims of Black oppression?
American Sniper: Response to SAFE and the MSA
So when is it acceptable to question the arguments of a minority group without being labeled an oppressor?