Since when has fighting intolerance with intolerance ever worked? If CC wants to foster an accepting and inclusive community, expelling students is exactly the wrong way to go about the issues at hand.
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Victoria Pallos
10 years ago
Thadd's punishment violates the 8th amendment
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Louis-Philippe
10 years ago
What the actual?
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Anonymous
10 years ago
It's not about Lou and Thad. It's about free speech.
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Brie Zachman
10 years ago
As many others have reiterated, the comment may have been tasteless, but taking away a students rights to an education for a comment made by an individual who's brain probably hasn't even fully developed yet is ridiculous. Frankly its insulting when you think about the true violence and persecution that goes on daily with lesser repercussions.
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Joseph
10 years ago
As a black person, I really do NOT see the point in suspending this man for 2 years because of his personal preferences. The decision to take him out of the educational system for expressing his preference his atrocious. Your school does really seem to have their views and standards messed up and should not be a reflection of the educational system in the United States. Shame on you!
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Shane quaid
10 years ago
Lack of education will make him worse not better, give him a slap on the wrist and make him say sorry.....
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Jeremy Roca
10 years ago
Yik yak is suppose to be a way to say what you want. You shouldn't be punished for something said on that.
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Lauren Robinson
10 years ago
I believe that the Thad's punishment from the school was much exaggerated to reflect the exaggerated reaction of students. In a nation where harsh words are throw around continually (freedom of speech inevitably implies this...), we do not need to create a "safe haven" at CC and shelter the student body from hateful language. We (and Thad) will ONLY grow if we can wholly acknowledge that racism still exists, and how we can begin to enlighten those on our campus that hold these types of opinions with the irrationality and ignorance of making such comments. That said, expulsion is merely making the administration look bad and reflecting the "coddling" of college students around the country. Good people make stupid decisions, comments and choices. But that should not exempt them from realizing their potential to change.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
I believe that a person shouldn't be punish for not being attracted to a black woman and being open about it. It is the 21st century, we need Freedom of Speech. !
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Sergio McRae
10 years ago
I believe that this guy made a stupid joke and probably secretly thinks black women are beyond his reach. However I think he shouldn't be banned for it.
Sincerely,
A black dude
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Freedom of speech, ever heard of it?
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Xingyi Li
10 years ago
Is it not the point of education just to teach people to be sensitive and intelligent human beings? Depriving them from the opportunity of education might not be the best solution....
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Mary Rose Donahue
10 years ago
While I don't agree with the actions and decisions of the individuals involved, I don't believe the amount of punishment was necessary.
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Erik
10 years ago
If a college does not allow free exchange of opinions and knowledge then it fails as a college. Your removal of a student that expresses an ignorant and bigoted opinion shows that you have failed.
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Zachary Schiller
10 years ago
"Education is the way forward. We don't get anywhere by taking that away from someone."
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Adam Sodano
10 years ago
As an institution of higher education, we should educate, rather than expel those who are less open minded
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Alexander Otto Fuchs
10 years ago
It matters.
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Barbora Hanzalova
10 years ago
First of all, I am very pleased with the timely actions of the administration, which showed support to a minority of students who pointed out the systemic exclusion of Blacks in the college community. Both administration and students acted in the right time. However, although these two severe sanctions prove to the College community that campus administration hears minority voices, this can be also proven by a lesser sanction that also enables Lou and Thaddeus to change their way of thinking and acting in regards of the questions of race. I suggest to sanction both students with suspension for a semester with the possibility to reapply. Their readmission should be conditional on them taking significant and tangible efforts to be educated on systemic racism, to understand points of view of people of color, and to pledge to restrain from offensive behavior as per their new informed understanding of it.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
Instead of stripping students of their education for their thoughts about marginalized groups. CC should provide a dialogue where these thoughts can be discussed and proved to be incorrect. Actions like these create more resentment in race relations. This is an example where schools are just corporations that care more about their reputation than their actual students
Since when has fighting intolerance with intolerance ever worked? If CC wants to foster an accepting and inclusive community, expelling students is exactly the wrong way to go about the issues at hand.
Thadd's punishment violates the 8th amendment
What the actual?
It's not about Lou and Thad. It's about free speech.
As many others have reiterated, the comment may have been tasteless, but taking away a students rights to an education for a comment made by an individual who's brain probably hasn't even fully developed yet is ridiculous. Frankly its insulting when you think about the true violence and persecution that goes on daily with lesser repercussions.
As a black person, I really do NOT see the point in suspending this man for 2 years because of his personal preferences. The decision to take him out of the educational system for expressing his preference his atrocious. Your school does really seem to have their views and standards messed up and should not be a reflection of the educational system in the United States. Shame on you!
Lack of education will make him worse not better, give him a slap on the wrist and make him say sorry.....
Yik yak is suppose to be a way to say what you want. You shouldn't be punished for something said on that.
I believe that the Thad's punishment from the school was much exaggerated to reflect the exaggerated reaction of students. In a nation where harsh words are throw around continually (freedom of speech inevitably implies this...), we do not need to create a "safe haven" at CC and shelter the student body from hateful language. We (and Thad) will ONLY grow if we can wholly acknowledge that racism still exists, and how we can begin to enlighten those on our campus that hold these types of opinions with the irrationality and ignorance of making such comments. That said, expulsion is merely making the administration look bad and reflecting the "coddling" of college students around the country. Good people make stupid decisions, comments and choices. But that should not exempt them from realizing their potential to change.
I believe that a person shouldn't be punish for not being attracted to a black woman and being open about it. It is the 21st century, we need Freedom of Speech. !
I believe that this guy made a stupid joke and probably secretly thinks black women are beyond his reach. However I think he shouldn't be banned for it. Sincerely, A black dude
Freedom of speech, ever heard of it?
Is it not the point of education just to teach people to be sensitive and intelligent human beings? Depriving them from the opportunity of education might not be the best solution....
While I don't agree with the actions and decisions of the individuals involved, I don't believe the amount of punishment was necessary.
If a college does not allow free exchange of opinions and knowledge then it fails as a college. Your removal of a student that expresses an ignorant and bigoted opinion shows that you have failed.
"Education is the way forward. We don't get anywhere by taking that away from someone."
As an institution of higher education, we should educate, rather than expel those who are less open minded
It matters.
First of all, I am very pleased with the timely actions of the administration, which showed support to a minority of students who pointed out the systemic exclusion of Blacks in the college community. Both administration and students acted in the right time. However, although these two severe sanctions prove to the College community that campus administration hears minority voices, this can be also proven by a lesser sanction that also enables Lou and Thaddeus to change their way of thinking and acting in regards of the questions of race. I suggest to sanction both students with suspension for a semester with the possibility to reapply. Their readmission should be conditional on them taking significant and tangible efforts to be educated on systemic racism, to understand points of view of people of color, and to pledge to restrain from offensive behavior as per their new informed understanding of it.
Instead of stripping students of their education for their thoughts about marginalized groups. CC should provide a dialogue where these thoughts can be discussed and proved to be incorrect. Actions like these create more resentment in race relations. This is an example where schools are just corporations that care more about their reputation than their actual students