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2004-12-28 Home Front: Culture Wars

Students Rebel against Biased Liberal Professors

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Posted by trailing wife 2004-12-28 3:44:33 AM|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Switch out the political definition of left and right with race identities of white and black, and then use the standards employed by the liberals in the 1960's to 90's to tag racism to an institution.

One definition of an elite - one standard for members of the inner party and a different standard for members of the outer party.

Posted by Whaing Wherong1888 2004-12-28 9:34:35 AM|| 2004-12-28 9:34:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Now a junior, he objected when all incoming students were assigned to read a book about the Quran before they got to campus.

I wrote about this case here and here. For several years, UNC has required all incoming freshman to read a book, write a short paper on it, and take part in a discussion. This is supposed to introduce you to "critical thinking". In 2002, you could get out of reading Approaching the Quran, if you thought it was offensive to your faith, by writing a one-page paper explaining your decision.

These are the Summer Reading Program books so far:
1999: There Are No Children Here
2000: Confederates in the Attic
2001: The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down
2002: Approaching the Quran
2003: Nickel and Dimed
2004: Absolutely American

(Here's the SRP page, with links to previous years.) I would characterize most of these books as "Let us all now flagellate ourselves for being Americans".

What that last book means, I'm not sure. Judging by its Amazon reviews, I suggest it means "Wait! Wait! We're not anti-American after all!"

Posted by Angie Schultz 2004-12-28 11:34:12 AM|| [http://darkblogules.blogspot.com] 2004-12-28 11:34:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 We are mad as hell, and we ain't gonna take this liberal bs any more.

Posted by Capt America 2004-12-28 12:10:06 PM|| 2004-12-28 12:10:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Many teachers insist personal politics donât affect teaching.

Haaahahahaha, how many is "many"? 5%? 1%? 0.25%?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-28 1:27:25 PM|| 2004-12-28 1:27:25 PM|| Front Page Top

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