Because of nonsense like this:
Clubs at Lakehead University must make their messages “positive,” cannot be seen to be offensive or disparaging and they are not allowed to impose their views on anyone else, new amendments to the student union constitution say. …
But a campus anti-abortion group, which has been trying to gain official status since 2007, believes the new rules make it impossible for them to ever spread their message effectively — even if they ever did get club status.
“[The student union is] working to create a simple happy world, where expressing a single critical thought that may upset anyone is banned, and where [student union] will be the final arbiter of what is acceptable,” said a release from Lakehead Life Support this week.
The new amendments state:
* “Campaigns must be positive in nature and cannot slander the opposing stance of the campaign.”
* “All club publications shall not have content that may be deemed as offensive or in bad taste to any identifiable group.”
* “Members of the club are not allowed to impose belief(s) or practice(s) of the club to anyone who does not give them consent to outside of the club’s meetings.”
Isn’t academic freedom grand?
I’d say drop in on the conference if you are “in the area” but another reason why I really wanted to go and support these students when they asked is because, let’s face it, who is ever in the area of Thunder Bay?
On a side note, I’ve always loved Terry Fox and I am going to see his memorial.
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Rebecca adds: Homeschooling is all well and good, but what we really need is home-universitying. I need to start saving up for Claremont College tuition.
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What a great line-up of speakers and topics! Hope you have a great trip and all goes well.
How tiresome are these stories of censorship on Canadian campuses? All kinds of other weird stuff is allowed on university and college campuses, but heaven help anyone who wants to speak about or reveal the truth about abortion!
I love it: “All club publications shall not have content that may be deemed as offensive or in bad taste to any identifiable group.”
As if the other stuff they put out on campus is only the creme de la creme of good taste. Sure, condoms are allowed in goody bags at university parties and sex education centres, but pictures of slavery and dead fetuses? Forget it man, that’s BAD taste. So the use of people for sex is exquisite, but actual critical enquiry is to be kept away thank you.
How nice. I’m so proud of the academics today and their high brow tastes.
Oh and the student union is working to create a “Simple happy world” – where no one questions or goodness, think for themselves! Shame on the critical thinkers, for complicating an otherwise simple happy world where not so simple people are making not so simple decisions regarding human life.
Sigh.
between this, and the recent Queen’s and Carleton fiascos, I’m at a loss for words. hope you have a good trip!
Oh my Rebecca – that is one of the funniest things I’ve ever heard – “home-universitying”!