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| Update: SDSU president meets with students to discuss his response to anti-Muslim flyers |
| 2016-05-04 |
| SAN DIEGO (KUSI) -- Monday -- SDSU President Elliot Hirshman sat down with students Monday to discuss the email response he sent following an incident where anti-Muslim fliers were posted all over campus. The two-hour meeting came after a protest last week in which students surrounded the car of SDSU President Elliot Hirshman, criticizing what they believed was a tepid response to posters displayed on campus that identified by name seven students who allegedly allied themselves with Palestinian terrorists and promote hatred of Jews. Following the meeting, SDSU issued a joint statement under the names of Hirshman, Vice President of Student Affairs Eric Rivera, student leader Mustafa Alemi, Osama Alkhawaja and Rachel Beck of Students for Justice in Palestine and other university officials. The statement said the participants agreed on some issues and disagreed on others. "We agree it is critical to protect all members of our university community from harassment as specified in our university Senate policies,'' the statement reads. "We agree we are committed to the safety of all members of our community. We also agree on the fundamental importance of freedom of expression.'' Creating the "appropriate balance between freedom of expression and protecting members of our community from harassment,'' as in the case of the fliers, poses a "significant'' challenge, the statement says. The meeting attendees agreed that in cases of racism, islamophobia, misogyny, homophobia and other forms of bigotry, "we abhor the content of such expressions, even as we recognize the protected status of these expressions,'' according to the statement. They also said they re-affirm their commitment to "supporting an environment that fosters meaningful dialogue and mutual respect.'' At the bottom of the fliers that contained the student names was a link to the Horowitz Freedom Center, the organization run by David Horowitz, who is scheduled to speak Thursday at SDSU on combating anti-Semitism on college campuses. "The parties have agreed that in collaboration with (the Associated Students) and under the aegis of the university Senate, they will undertake a review of university policies to ensure we are balancing freedom of expression and protection from harassment,'' the statement says. Wednesday -- Students at San Diego State University rallied Wednesday to protest President Elliot Hirshman for an email he sent to the SDSU community in response to the David Horowitz Freedom Project, who specifically called several students terrorists and terrorist sympathizers. CAIR claims the David Horowitz Freedom Project placed flyers around campus, specifically mentioning the Muslim Student Association and Students for Justice in Palestine as being associated with terrorism and terrorists. According to CAIR's Facebook page, in the email President Hirshman stated that students who are activists must accept that their actions have consequences and that people have a right to free speech. More at the link including videos with some of the usual suspects. |
| Posted by:Ebbang Uluque6305 |
| #5 If the one guy on the flyer was falsely identified or whatever he should sue the maker of the flyer and make a lot of money. Since that is not possible because the flyer is correct they will instead go after the weekest link and intimidate the University President. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2016-05-04 12:38 |
| #4 The poor little dears got outted and they can't stand it. Actions have consequences. Whoda thunk it? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2016-05-04 11:53 |
| #3 Think the college president is saying that muslims are terrorists and thus we shouldn't hurt their feelings as he's scared of them. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2016-05-04 10:01 |
| #2 posters displayed on campus that identified by name seven students who allegedly allied themselves with Palestinian terrorists and promote hatred of Jews. anti-Muslim flyers? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-05-04 06:49 |
| #1 Why? Free Men may express whatever they want to anywhere and any time. Even the KKK. Why is campus responsible? Why are your feelings at play? Do you want to see how to destroy a Nation? Look at this. I Fucking hate leftists. I really do. In the Kingdom of Heaven, for real, not a one of those pieces of shit make it in the gates - much less the dinner table. Tell me when you have your stuff squared away, because this eternal hatred of idiocy will not outlast my liver. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-05-04 01:05 |