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Originally Posted by djtestudo
You might have a point if this wasn't a major state university.
It's the same thing if they were requiring every student to attend church and take religion classes.
I do agree, though, that most people can choose what college to go to. The difference is that for a lot of kids, a state university isn't their "choice" but their only option.
The point of a public university is to be open to as many students, and therefore as many viewpoints, as possible.
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Well, it's like ubertuber said. They aren't advocating anything religious. I don't think that there is necessarily anything wrong with what they are doing- most colleges that i'm aware of make no secret about their efforts to instill a sense of civic responsibility in their student body. Many colleges in minnesota require their students to take a certain number of specific liberal arts classes, and have a student code of conduct. Obviously, the definition of civic responsibility isn't set in stone. As a state college they are accountable to the people of the state, not michelle malkin. Frankly, i weep for anyone who finds themselves in the unfortunate position of being accountable to michelle malkin.
I disagree that public universities should, in their official capacity, be open to as many viewpoints as possible. Going to a public university can be about exposing yourself to as many viewpoints as possible, but i don't put much responsibility for that on the school administrators.
And in any case, part of going to college is putting up with the pomposity of the people you don't agree with. Shit, that's an incredibly useful skill everywhere. Whenever i had complaints about my teachers when i was a kid, my folks would tell me to suck it up, because part of being successful in damn near anything is being able to put up with people who you don't get along with, and who you don't agree with having power over you. They told me to suck it up. I have little sympathy for someone complaining about the college experience making them uncomfortable- provided no rights have been violated.