What's Going on at University of Missouri?

Clean said:
African-American woman at San Fran St. U. confronts white male student about his dreadlocks. She didn't like him appropriating her culture. Looks like she was gonna whip his *** too.,,,,,
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Would pay to see Suzanne Somers rip the blonde extensions off Beyonce & call it cultural appropriation
 
A research group conducted an international study among college students, asking them to rank 40 historical figures positively or negatively. The study is called “‘Heroes’ and ‘Villains’ of World History Across Cultures.” In the final ranking, former US President George W. Bush was ranked as the 4th most evil, more villainous than Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong

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http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/college-students-rank-george-w-bush-more-evil-than-stalin-and-mao/
 
Joe Fan said:
A research group conducted an international study among college students, asking them to rank 40 historical figures positively or negatively. The study is called “‘Heroes’ and ‘Villains’ of World History Across Cultures.” In the final ranking, former US President George W. Bush was ranked as the 4th most evil, more villainous than Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, and Mao Zedong

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http://thelibertarianrepublic.com/college-students-rank-george-w-bush-more-evil-than-stalin-and-mao/
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Maybe George Bush Jr. is synonymous with Neo-Cons in the minds of college students around the globe? By all appearances, Bush was a useful rube for Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld and the rest of the Project for the New American Century cabal.
 
Seattle Husker said:
Maybe George Bush Jr. is synonymous with Neo-Cons in the minds of college students around the globe? By all appearances, Bush was a useful rube for Cheney, Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld and the rest of the Project for the New American Century cabal.
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"On average, sources say anywhere between 30-55 million deaths were directly linked to the policies of Stalin during his time as leader in the Soviet Union. "

"Studies link 50-80 million deaths to Mao’s time as dictator."

Other than that, how did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln?
 
Joe Fan said:
"On average, sources say anywhere between 30-55 million deaths were directly linked to the policies of Stalin during his time as leader in the Soviet Union. "

"Studies link 50-80 million deaths to Mao’s time as dictator."

Other than that, how did you enjoy the play Mrs. Lincoln?
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You won't get any argument from me. I'm not a millennial who grew up under the 8yrs of the Bush Admin though. Clearly the Iraq War was discretionary both in hindsight and at the time for the 25% of Americans who didn't support the war and drink the Neo-con koolaid. Bush Jr. wasn't evil...now Dick Cheney... ;-)
 
A question I hadn’t anticipated when I hurriedly got ready that morning: Would I remain a spectator, or would I stand with these students enduring disparagement from the bystanders who wished the parade to continue unhindered?
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Isn't she in journalism? This is an awful sentence.
 
ProdigalHorn said:
Isn't she in journalism? This is an awful sentence.
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I think her teaching area was Communications, though she was an "advisor" for journalism students.

By the way, I have a lot of problems with the rankings of evil above. I expect a lot of it had to do with ignorance and time proximity. Osama Bin Laden was an a**hole, but compared to the evil wrought by Mao, Stalin and Alexander the great, he was a pipsqueak. Heck, as much history as I've read over five decades, I'd be hard pressed to make any sort of intelligent ranking of the Qin Emperor and Sun Yatsen on the relative evil score.
 
Surprised Einstein is rated numero uno. His work led directly to the invention of the nuclear bomb.

In general, I'd say that the study just shows that the liberal brain washing students receive in college is working.
 
I'm not really clear on how that poll works anyway. If they're ranking those people, at what point do they stop being "less good" and start being "more evil?" That really makes no sense. You can't rank two things at the same time with one poll.

That's like taking a list of 40 workers and rank them based on who's the best at their job, and then saying that the bottom person was named "most incompetent."
 
Mohammed ahead of JFK and George Washington? This is why people are voting for Trump to make America great again. ;)
 
Htown77 said:
Mohammed ahead of JFK and George Washington? This is why people are voting for Trump to make America great again. ;)
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I definitely agree that Mohammed belongs in the bottom end of these rankings and miles below JFK and Washington. However, I don't follow the logic that this would be a reason to vote for Trump.
 
I admire the professor, but I feel for the kid. I remember getting back papers with so much red that looked like it had been on the floor of slaughterhouse and feeling like I was in a pretty damned hostile environment. But in retrospect, it's made me a lot better at using the language.
 
The mind of these politically correct people is so twisted. Expecting a black person to write with intelligent English is racist? How do they not see the irony in that position?
 
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However, I don't follow the logic that this would be a reason to vote for Trump.
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It was a joke/sarcasm. There is no logic in voting for Trump, just outrage over politically correct lists! #makeAmerica'slistsgreatagain
 
My first college class was a freshman English class. The Prof handed out a pop quiz as soon as he was done with the roll call. I thought, "Holy Hell college is gonna be tough". The quiz paper had a completely unpunctuated paragraph, just a block of words. He said "punctuate it". So, I put in a few commas and periods and what not. The second class I got back my paper with a "48" score. The point was to prove to you that you didn't know jack about grammar. I guess according to today's standards, I'd have a case against that old goat for making me sweat like that.
 
I think we are at or near a tipping point for the SJWs and PC-nazis.
And I think a coordinated effort now could give them permanent back-bencher status.
 
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Hmmm...that sounds pretty salacious. Here is the Daily Bruin's (local school paper) write-up of the incident from 2013. The rightwing blogosphere picked it up later and turned it into something that better fit their intended narrative.

About 25 graduate students staged a sit-in in a Moore Hall classroom Thursday afternoon, in response to a recent investigative report which stated that UCLA’s policies and procedures do not sufficiently address racial discrimination incidents among faculty members.

The protest took place during a graduate class, where students participated in a mock oral examination, said Professor Val Rust, who led the class.

Nora Cisneros, a graduate student, read a letter written collectively by several students, which described the class – and the graduate school as a whole – as being an unsafe climate for students of color.

“There are documented and undocumented stories of a hostile and toxic environment for students of color here in Moore Hall and throughout the campus,” she said, reading from the letter.

The 25 students in the class represented most of the students of color in the division, said Marianna Anaya, a graduate student and one of the organizers of the sit-in.

A majority of the students at the sit-in were graduate students at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, though some undergraduate students also attended. Many of the students were clad in UCLA T-shirts.

At the sit-in, students took turns sharing their personal experiences with racial discrimination as others listened. Some said they wanted the university to investigate these incidents and provide additional funding for improving campus climate.

Other students were emotional as they spoke about their experiences.

Alma Flores, a graduate student in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, became tearful as she talked about the racial discrimination she has faced at UCLA.

“As a woman of color, I should not have to get up every single day to have my identity questioned. … I am tired of it,” she said, crying as she spoke. “I’m tired, and it hurts me so much.”

The report the students at the sit-in were addressing was drafted by former California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno after 30 faculty asked administrators for a review of the “campus racial climate.” Chancellor Gene Block released the report and a statement in an email to administrative heads and faculty members last month. He announced plans to hire a full-time discrimination officer and work with the Academic Senate to ensure that UCLA’s policies regarding discrimination are clear.

Nichole Garcia, another student in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, said Thursday’s sit-in is one of a series of steps the students hope to take to address their concerns. “As grad students, we sometimes forget we can take action like when we were undergrads,” she said.

The university said it did not want to comment further regarding the sit-in on Thursday.
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Sadly, this incident is a good example of what should have happened at Mizzou. In this case, the students were responding to a report issued by a former California Supreme Court justice (at the request of 30 faculty members) regarding racial challenges at UCLA. The students had their sit-in in part because it was a class many of the 25 protesters had in common. They stated their peace...were criticized for the strategy of disrupting a class and appeared to move on. Then the thefederalistpapers.org picked it up and threw on the salacious headline and caption you see there. Ironically, most of the student were latino but that also doesn't fit the narrative.
 
Hmm What is inaccurate and "salacious" about that first article? Was the Professor called racist? Why? Here is another from Nov 2013
"A University of California Los Angeles professor recently came under fire from a number of students for what they described as racist behavior. According to professor emeritus Val Rust, the entire controversy arose from his effort to instill in his students a higher grammar proficiency."
and
"While students like Nora Cisneros joined in the sit-in demonstration, many of those who know Rust best are quick to come to his defense."
and
“It is disturbing that students would make such unfounded accusations base on misperceptions of what they believe is racism,” said Emily Le, a graduate student at UCLA and longtime acquaintance of Rust."
More at
http://www.westernjournalism.com/ucla-protesters-call-good-grammar-racist/

I guess reporting that the Professor had many supporters including other grad students of his speak out in support and dispel any racism didn't fit the narrative of the left leaning Bruin.
BTW As long as this thread is on correct grammar and word usage ;" They stated their peace" should be They stated their piece.
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Seattle Husker said:
Hmmm...that sounds pretty salacious. Here is the Daily Bruin's (local school paper) write-up of the incident from 2013. The rightwing blogosphere picked it up later and turned it into something that better fit their intended narrative.
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Sometimes the whole story is a lot less interesting than half the story.
 
Crockett said:
Sometimes the whole story is a lot less interesting than half the story.
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Yep. After reading up more in this incident I can't imagine a better ending, especially for grad students and the professor. In this case some minority students felt discriminated against and had documentation to validate the discrimination was systemic. The professor gave the 25 students (many of which were already in the class) 1 hour to individually stand up an speak. Some of them focused on the macro issues (discrimination), others tried to use their own situation as an example. Rust wrote a letter in response both applauding the students but also addressing those that had direct issues with his style. All sides aired their grievances and called it a day. This wasn't one side shouting down another but rather each side listening to each other. Isn't that how we want colleges to be?

It's unfortunate the conservative blogosphere attempted to simplify the issue to absurd proportions. All the more unfortunate that the absurdity was perceived to be reality but to drive media consumption evidence shows that the more slanted the writing the more clicks it will get.
 
One of Merle Haggard's best songs was Mama Tried. The chorus: "I turned 21 in prison doing life without parole. No one could steer me right but mama tried, mama tried."

Garrison Keillor did a clever take on the song on the Prairie Home Companion that poked fun of entitled students in academia. I apologize for the length. You may prefer to listen at this link:
http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/programs/2006/05/13/scripts/mama.shtml

Mama Tried lyrics
Saturday, May 13, 2006
Listen


First thing I remember knowin'
Was my therapist Dr. Cohen
Who told me I was gifted deep inside
So I grew up filled with hope,
Writing songs and smoking dope,
And no one to change my mind but Mama tried.

The one and only rebel child,
A bohemian, self-styled,
Black T-shirts and jeans were all I wore.
I drank beer and I drank pinas
And I thought I was a genius
Till Mama couldn't stand me anymore.

And I turned 21 in grad school
Working toward my MFA
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried.
Mama told me to shape up
But her pleading I denied,
That leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried.

Dear old Daddy, rest his soul,
Had a mission and a goal
And Mama brought me up to be like him.
He set a good example,
But I was born to ramble,
And to follow every impulse, every whim.

And I turned 31 in theater,
An avant-garde ensemble,
And working as a waiter every night, on the side.
Mama begged me to go straight
But I had to deviate,
That leaves only me to blame, cause Mama tried.

Mama sent me a letter,
"Son, I think that you better
Find something to do and get a grip."
So I set out to find
A job, then changed my mind,
And sold my car and went off on a trip.

And I turned 41 in Santa Fe,
Making earthen pots,
I told her I had sold some but I lied, yes, I lied..
I was selling picture postcards
And I was dissatisfied,
But that was all my fault, cause Mama tried.

I sold cars in Delaware,
I taught dancing in Eau Claire,
Now I'm working on a novel and a play.
And both have been rejected,
Which is just what I expected
Cause they're radical and have so much to say.

Now I'm 51 and hanging round
And doing this and that
And what I want to be I can't decide, can't decide.
I might go into teaching
Or I might do something else
And Mama she's quit trying since she died.

I might rewrite my play
Or I could go to L.A.
But Mama she lost interest when she died.

© Garrison Keillor 2002
 
Clean said:
What a surprise that the "Rev" Jackson would want to do away with Western Civ classes.
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Jackson didn't support doing away with the class -- he supported doing away with the requirement that all students take the class.

For what it's worth, I disagree with Jackson's position. IMHO, all students graduating from a university in the Western world should learn about the backbone of Western thought.
 
nj?
On what do you base this?
"Jackson didn't support doing away with the class -- he supported doing away with the requirement that all students take the class."
Is there a link with more information about what Jackson supported?
 
Horn6721 said:
nj?
On what do you base this?
"Jackson didn't support doing away with the class -- he supported doing away with the requirement that all students take the class."
Is there a link with more information about what Jackson supported?
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One of my best friends from HS was a student at Stanford at the time. My statement was based on what I heard from her at the time. It turns out my recollection isn't 100% accurate -- the truth is even less offensive than how I remember things.

I Googled "Jesse Jackson Stanford Western Civ" and found this book excerpt, which explains what happened in more detail. Stanford required all freshmen to take a six-segment course called "Western Culture". Spurred on in part by protests led by Jackson, the Western Cultures course was replaced with a course called "Cultures, Ideas, and Values". The CIV course was largely the same as the Western Cultures course, but added some coverage of non-Western thought. The rest of the available curriculum (which undoubtedly included many courses on both Western and non-Western thought) was not at issue.

If you keep reading the excerpt, it goes on to discuss similar things that happened at UT in and around 1990, while I was there. The article's discussion of the UT situation is consistent with my recollection, so that lends credibility to the discussion of the Stanford situation.
 
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