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Originally Posted by Gdimom1
As an attorney with a deep interest in the first amendment it makes me crazy when public universities do this. Student need to fight back and say that they can't be suspended or they will sue.
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And these students / student groups will need to be sure to have a copy of the university's code of student conduct and code of student ethics in their hands when they speak to an attorney and want to sue.
Student groups operate as a guest on college campuses. Just like you would want someone out of your personal home if you felt they disobeyed your house rules, same thought applies to college campuses.
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Originally Posted by jolene
I love you. <3 My college-aged self would have rolled my eyes and giggled about those poor idiots with my sisters. It would make for a funny haha moment later on at alumnae meetings.  " Remember when those fools sang that song to us?" |
The difference between "remember when" (back in the old days) and now, is that with cell phone videos and the internet, an incident will always be fresh. Memories fade and can become sweeter over time. Videos posted on the internet do not.
Over the past decade or so, colleges and universities have really turned into for-profit businesses. It can be really bad PR for a university to have students not represent the school in a positive light. As research funding from the government has become increasingly harder to attain, some schools have had to turn to the private / business sector for support. Universities need to show they have a squeaky clean image.
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