Rutgers students stage “sit-in” in continued protest of Condi Rice invite

Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice, former National Security Adviser for President George W Bush.

I wrote about this in early March, and the Rutgers liberal faithful are still at it over a Β month later – presumably because they have nothing better to do. Β Via Fox News:

Roughly 50 Rutgers University students staged a sit-in at a school administration building in New Brunswick on Monday to protest the school’s decision to invite Condoleezza Rice to speak at the university’s commencement next month.

The school’s Board of Governors voted to pay the former secretary of state under President George W. Bush and national security adviser $35,000 for her appearance at the May 18 ceremony, where she will be awarded an honorary degree.

But several faculty members and students want the invitation rescinded because of Rice’s role in the Iraq War. Rutgers’ New Brunswick Faculty Council passed a resolution in March calling on the university’s board of governors to rescind its invitation.

Photos and videos of Monday’s protest posted to Twitter showed students lining a staircase leading to University President Robert Barchi’s office, The Star-Ledger reported.

Some students held up signs reading, “No honors for war criminals,” “War criminals out” and “RU 4 Humanity?” the report said.

Fortunately, Barchi is standing strong in the face of the attempts by these “tolerant” students to engage in the hypocritical selective “diversity” so often displayed by the activist left:

Barchi and the university’s board of governors have resisted calls to “disinvite” Rice. InΒ a letter to the campus last month, Barchi said the university welcomes open discourse on controversial topics.

“Like our fellow citizens, you and I β€” our colleagues β€” have deep and sincerely held beliefs and convictions that often stand in stark contrast to others around us,” Barchi wrote. “Yet, we cannot protect free speech or academic freedom by denying others the right to an opposing view, or by excluding those with whom we may disagree. Free speech and academic freedom cannot be determined by any group. They cannot insist on consensus or popularity.”

You can view photos and tweets of the “#NoRice” protestΒ here,Β if for nothing else than for your own amusement. Β This one was one of my favorites:

Oh, what rebels they are. Β /sarc

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