The Administration of Southwestern College!That's right folks, Dr. Chopra & Co. are again making headlines with their receipt of a not-so-coveted 2010 Jefferson Muzzle. The award was granted by the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression, in part "for promulgating and enforcing a policy limiting even peaceful and non-disruptive protests to a designated 'free speech' patio."
One of ten winners, the SWC Admin has the distinction of being the only community college thus recognized. Way to go, guys!
A sampling of coverage:
Greg Lukianoff for the Huffington Post: Muzzle Tov, Southwestern College and Your "Free Speech Patio"!
William Creeley for FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education): Southwestern College Receives Jefferson "Muzzle" Award for Egregious Censorship
Dissent the Blog: Southwestern College administrative rat bastards get major "muzzle" prize
CBS News: Free Speech Group Gives "Muzzle" Awards
The story has also appeared in USA Today, Fox News, and countless other news outlets, both mainstream and specialized. (Try a Google search of "muzzle award" "Southwestern College" and you'll get over 5,000 results.)
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"Southwestern spokesman Chris Bender said Tuesday that it was an issue of public safety, and that 'the Jefferson Center has confused protecting free speech with protecting people from getting hurt.'"
ReplyDeleteLeave it to Bender: When Fox News is the only outlet willing to publish your weak spin attempt, you should get the hint.
ReplyDeleteSuch an honor! We've noted it on Dissent the Blog:
ReplyDeletehttp://dissenttheblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/southwester-college-rat-bastards-get.html
The title of the post is a little gift to your community. --BvT
Got ya, BvT. List is updated! (Glorious title, by the way. :)
ReplyDeleteFolks who read this blog should also take a look at Dissent the Blog. Just Google it. I promise that you'll enjoy it. It'll be good for your mental health, too: There are places--only 100 miles up the road--that are even more dysfunctional and loonier than Southwestern College.
ReplyDelete--Philip Lopez
Rrrright, Chris Bender... Feel sorry for ya' pal.
ReplyDeleteWow, you guys are a bunch of haters.
ReplyDeleteTHAT'S RIGHT! WE HATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO OUR COLLEGE AND OUR STUDENTS. Go make your money somewhere else!
ReplyDelete"hating" on the administration would mean criticizing them if they hadn't committed serious offenses against their own students. this is a well deserved response.
ReplyDeletemaybe "hating" would also be sending a police officer to a teacher's home as an intimidation for participating in a legal protest