My name is Doha Medani, and I am a 2018 graduate of NC State University. I graduated with honors and worked in the NC State Admissions Office for three of my four years on campus.

I was recently shocked to see an Instagram post from the campus group "TPUSA at NC State." The post, and the comments beneath it, contained hateful remarks about both Islam and Catholicism.

Free speech is a cornerstone of our democracy, and I support it. But this post leads me to ask: is discrimination, xenophobia, and racism what NC State's student organizations now promote?

I urge NC State's faculty, staff, Student Government, and administration to take a closer look at all student clubs and organizations and to hold them to a higher standard of critical thinking. People attend college to explore new ideas and to meet others whose worldviews are similar to or different from their own. That exchange is how learning happens, and it cannot happen in an environment where groups target others for their faith.

As an alumna, I believe TPUSA at NC State should be reviewed and, if warranted, suspended for its actions. 

I urge NC State's administration, faculty, Student Government, and staff to review TPUSA at NC State's conduct and messaging. If the evidence supports it, this organization should be suspended. At minimum, the university must send a clear message: student organizations that promote hatred do not represent NC State's values, and they will face consequences.

As alumni, we make donations, encourage others to attend the University and look back at our rigorous educational experience with pride. To put it plainly, groups like TPUSA at NC State make the University look bad. I cannot in good faith continue to support a University that allows harmful, short-sighted and down-right abhorrent behavior.