Posted on 11/07/2017 5:22:32 PM PST by markomalley
The University of Maryland caused an uproar among social justice students when it announced that there would be no safe spaces provided for those seeking shelter from opposing ideas.
Chief of staff of the school, Diane Krejsa, crushed their little souls when she dropped this truth bomb:
“This is not a home. If people are paying money to come to college because they want a home — where people all think alike and everybody has the same political views, and the same social views and the same views on sexual orientation and transgender and whatever religion or whatever it is — they should stay at home.”
There was a double whammy when UMD rejected instituting a campus-wide ban on hate symbols. Krejsa said banning any symbols would be a violation of the First Amendment:
"Free speech is still a First Amendment right of citizens, students, faculty and employees and they probably have the right to express themselves in most of these places.”
Krejsa noted that in the case of vandalism, where a swastika might be spray-painted on a building, the student responsible would be punished under current codes of conduct, therefore, an additional policy would be redundant. However, UMD maintains that symbols of any kind fall under expression. Plus, there are Maryland laws that cover hate crimes:
“The hate crime statute in Maryland is predicated on crime occurrence, it begins with criminal misconduct. The hate crime statute is not there for placing a noose without committing a crime. I don't want to diminish the act … but, the law is such that [just] placing a noose … doesn't rise to the level of criminal misconduct. I think the difficulty is that folks rationally could maybe accept that … but emotionally it's very difficult to accept that."
This logical conclusion isn’t sitting well with the social justice crowd who insist hate — which can mean anything they don’t like, not necessarily actual hate — has no place on campus. But from the viewpoint of these outraged students, it would seem that freedom has no place on campus, either.
Sure is.
Jeez, I remember when the biggest issue there was if my fake ID would get me beer at the ‘vous.
What is CP?
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UMCP = University of Maryland College Park (as compared to, for example, UMBC = University of Maryland Baltimore County or UMAB = University of Maryland at Baltimore (City))
Thanks-——is that the flagship U?
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Yeah, but the others are big enough where it's helpful to distinguish.
Be nice to think that this might be indicative of a corner being turned, trendwise.
Shock. Awe.
This isn’t satire, is it?
One other thing...while UMCP is the "flagship", UMUC (University of Maryland University College) probably has more students...and UMAB is the home of the University of Maryland Medical School...and likely the best computer school in the University System is UMBC.
Wow...sanity
Thanks——I should have researched it myself,but FReepers are VERY helpful.
Ha, been there, done that
It’s nice to see some adults on the staff.
Thanks——my granddaughter had looked there,but I don’t know which campus-——,she did end up elsewhere,though.
The entire college process is so complicated today it boggles the mind.
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- Cornell University recently hosted a “cry-in,” complete with hot chocolate and tissues for disappointed Hillary Clinton supporters.
- University of Pennsylvania brought in a puppy and a kitten for therapeutic cuddling.
- Tufts University held arts and crafts sessions for students.
- University of Michigan Law School scheduled an event for this Friday called “Post-Election Self-Care With Food and Play” with “stress-busting self-care activities” including coloring, blowing bubbles, sculpting with Play-Doh and “positive card making.”
- Brown University campus, “equipped with cookies, coloring books, bubbles, Play-Doh, calming music, pillows, blankets and a video of frolicking puppies ...”
My old school. They had a fair number from US European bases who attended.
Shocking is an understatement In liberal Maryland. WOW. Now if more “educators” would grow a pair & do the the same we might actually get some people who are educated coming from our Universities.
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