Oberlin College Students Protest The Cafeteria Food Not Being “Culturally Accurate” Enough, Demand To Be Paid An Hourly Wage For Their Protesting
The Oberlin College Black Student Union has released a list of 50 “Institutional Demands” for the school, including one that orders it to pay black students who organize protests $8.20 per hour for doing so.
Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/4 ... r-document
I notice they are also demanding that certain professors be given tenure "immediately" and others be "guaranteed" tenure. Wonder who's behind those demands?
a. We also DEMAND the hiring of Black healers/ non western health practitioners because not everyone finds comfort and healing solely from a psychologist.
15. We DEMAND a change in the fundamental ways that we assess knowledge at this institution, starting with a student evaluation of the effectiveness of the grading system. We will have oversight over the results of that evaluation.
a. If the results state that the grading system is not reflective of this institution's student body, we DEMAND an immediate change of that grading system.
The only demand there that seems halfway reasonable is the demand that students who are there to learn jazz not be required to study classical music. Because students who are there to learn classical music aren't required to study jazz.
Most all of the other demands would cost a considerable amount of money to implement.
Abdul Alhazred wrote:Over by Democratic Underground:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/1251929790
Synopsis: Grown up lefties unimpressed. 8)
Hmm, took a look. Note that the thread has been locked by a mod:
This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Chemisse (a host of the General Discussion: Primaries forum).
The other thing is that the complaints about the food do not seem to be on the list of demands. They are a separate issue. These were individuals who wrote in to the campus newspaper to complain about the food issues, not the black students' union with their list of demands.
Statement on Rescinding Honorary Degree
by Communications Staff Dec. 16, 2015
To the Oberlin community:
At the December 4, 2015 meeting of the Oberlin College Board of Trustees, the Board decided to rescind the honorary doctorate of humanities presented to Mr. William Cosby in 2010. Mr. Cosby’s admitted actions are not congruent with Oberlin College’s commitment to supporting survivors of sexualized violence, as reflected in its sexual misconduct policy, and do not epitomize the high standards Oberlin considers in awarding honorary degrees.
Here somebody has a quite different take on the subject. In a nutshell:
At their best, colleges should provide the chance for students to experiment with activism. Pushing for change from an institution of any type or size—be it a city government, a college administration, or a police force—is a complicated and risky endeavor. Better to build skills and try out tactics and messages when the stakes are as low as some bad sushi than to enter the post-college world never having organized around anything.
Abdul Alhazred wrote:President Obama may have been a "community organizer" at some point on his way up, but that is not what his degree is in, nor is that a career position. :p
Abdul Alhazred wrote:President Obama may have been a "community organizer" at some point on his way up, but that is not what his degree is in, nor is that a career position. :p
You sure about that?
It's not even a job title in most cases.
It's what politicians do on their way up. Mostly small time local politicians, but every so often ...
Rob Lister wrote:Community organizer is the degree they're after, if not in name then certainly in principle. Like Obama. :)
Pyrrho wrote:As has been noted by learned others on this forum, "Good luck with that in the job market."
The networking one achieved at tony college places one in executive ranks who determine job market rather than worry about it. :tater: :cowbell: :tater: