Graduation Stories

[Dill]

(05-22-2019, 02:12 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: I understand all of this, and have no issues with peaceful protests in the appropriate time/place for one.

To me, commencement does not fall into that category. The reactions on that day are merely a reflection of the teachings at the school.

Maybe by saying it that way makes my POV make more sense?

Not sure.

Minimal, non-violent protests are pretty acceptable on most campuses, even at graduation. Think of a scale here in which one goes from wearing a small indication of protest, like a Democrat/Hillary button, to walking out, to heckling, to throwing things and damaging property.  This protest seems acceptable, appropriate for a graduation ceremony.

If the reactions of student faculty reflect the teachings of the school, then it looks like they thought out and enacted a peaceful protest.  They refused to normalize a Trump vice-president.  From my POV--good teaching.

I don't much like these kinds of protest. I like to debate, articulate rather than "symbolize."  But were I a faculty member at Taylor, I believe I'd have joined the group walking out. 

The only unusual here is that this walkout was at an evangelical university, where students are generally more submissive to authority.  E.g. students at Liberty University chose a more quiet means of protesting Trump's speech there--sending back their diplomas.