Graduation Stories

[Belsnickel]

(05-21-2019, 02:26 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: What happened to leading by example and teaching "tolerance" of others view points that you disagree with?

Being tolerant doesn't mean you have to just sit there and listen.

(05-21-2019, 02:26 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: I believe the professors should be punished as well, this is a school function and they are representatives of their school.

On this we can agree, though whether they should be punished or not is something I would really need more information on.

(05-21-2019, 02:26 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: This was not a political rally (where they have the right to protest), it was a graduation ceremony. Not a place for a protest of any kind, they're actions ruined the ceremony for others when this is supposed to be a very important day.

When you introduce a political figure into an event, it becomes political. That's the nature of it. Even if it isn't a political event, you ALWAYS have the right to protest. Now, as a private university they could put restrictions on that, but that isn't an infringement of their rights and it doesn't take away those rights.

As for how it affected the ceremony itself, reports indicate that the majority of both the student body (and the graduates) as well as faculty were not in favor of Pence speaking. While most remained in their seats, the majority sat in silence, refusing to applaud throughout and during the standing ovation. One could say that the university choosing to invite Pence was in itself something that ruined this important day for most of the graduates.