Thursday, October 13, 2005
Minority Views Suppressed at SF State
By Marcelina Blea, Staff Writer
Welcome to SF State University, considered one of the more liberal colleges in America. However, once arriving here, a student will find out SF State leans towards the conservative side.
Recently Champlain College in Burlington, located in Vermont, dealt with a controversy surrounding its annual “Black and White” ball. One student complained about the possibly racial slant in the name, when the name actually refers to the ball’s attire.
In response, Mike S. Adams wrote on townhall.com, a mock letter of response to the offended student, where he states “If any of this is a problem, you are free to transfer to U.C. Berkeley, Brown, Princeton, or San Francisco State University.,”
Why? Has Mr. Adams been to SF State? Where does his idea we are liberal come from? Mr. Adams himself has gone back and forth between being Democratic and Republican.
Attending SF State has been one disappointment after another. The biggest being most students are not willing to, even listen (forget about accepting), views of pro-war and pro-Bush students.
The 2004-05 academic year saw students protesting Army recruiters and the on-campus Republican club being hassled for tableing. This year, only a reported three Republicans attended the anti-war rally.
Students of minority views are being discouraged from discussing their views, myself included. Imposing on others rights and freedom of speech is not liberal at all.
The Democrats and Socialists are free to stand in the quad, to shout their ideas at me, while I get to scurry safely out of earshot.
I just ask for the SF State student body to be more open to listening the minority opinions of others. This includes ditching stereotypes of Democrats and Republicans. I would like to go one week without hearing an Anti-Bush statement.
Now 2004 has past, everyone has forgotten about John Kerry. Being anti-Bush is just another trend I can’t wait to see pass. People will continue to bash whomever is elected in 2006, no matter who it is.
I don’t consider myself to be political. I am only registered Green Party, because as supposed tree lovers they won’t send you any junk mail.
And yes, I did vote for Bush. Twice. This makes me homophobic, right? Although, I am not. I’ve attended Gay Pride for the last three years and volunteered with the Human Rights Campaign.
Thank goodness, graduation is coming soon, that is if I don’t get attack by the Socialist club first.
Welcome to SF State University, considered one of the more liberal colleges in America. However, once arriving here, a student will find out SF State leans towards the conservative side.
Recently Champlain College in Burlington, located in Vermont, dealt with a controversy surrounding its annual “Black and White” ball. One student complained about the possibly racial slant in the name, when the name actually refers to the ball’s attire.
In response, Mike S. Adams wrote on townhall.com, a mock letter of response to the offended student, where he states “If any of this is a problem, you are free to transfer to U.C. Berkeley, Brown, Princeton, or San Francisco State University.,”
Why? Has Mr. Adams been to SF State? Where does his idea we are liberal come from? Mr. Adams himself has gone back and forth between being Democratic and Republican.
Attending SF State has been one disappointment after another. The biggest being most students are not willing to, even listen (forget about accepting), views of pro-war and pro-Bush students.
The 2004-05 academic year saw students protesting Army recruiters and the on-campus Republican club being hassled for tableing. This year, only a reported three Republicans attended the anti-war rally.
Students of minority views are being discouraged from discussing their views, myself included. Imposing on others rights and freedom of speech is not liberal at all.
The Democrats and Socialists are free to stand in the quad, to shout their ideas at me, while I get to scurry safely out of earshot.
I just ask for the SF State student body to be more open to listening the minority opinions of others. This includes ditching stereotypes of Democrats and Republicans. I would like to go one week without hearing an Anti-Bush statement.
Now 2004 has past, everyone has forgotten about John Kerry. Being anti-Bush is just another trend I can’t wait to see pass. People will continue to bash whomever is elected in 2006, no matter who it is.
I don’t consider myself to be political. I am only registered Green Party, because as supposed tree lovers they won’t send you any junk mail.
And yes, I did vote for Bush. Twice. This makes me homophobic, right? Although, I am not. I’ve attended Gay Pride for the last three years and volunteered with the Human Rights Campaign.
Thank goodness, graduation is coming soon, that is if I don’t get attack by the Socialist club first.
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Just want to add the Spam eating contest had more attendees than the rally against Prop. 73. Interesting fact. ~Marcelina B.
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