To the Editor:
I am writing in response to Robert Lee’s column, “CSU’s lip
service commitment to academic freedom.” While Mr. Lee does a good
job of using a dictionary to make his column sound more convincing,
I fail to see why these college Republicans care so much about a
few liberal professors. First of all, I am minoring in political
science and I have yet to encounter a professor that has tried to
limit the “academic freedom” of any student.
Furthermore, I think that any conservative social-science
professors would be very shocked to learn that you feel that they
don’t exist. But let’s assume for a minute that a liberal professor
is ranting about Governor Owens or the war in Iraq. How is that
treating Conservative students unfairly? The teacher is bashing the
governor to every student equally, no matter what your political
affiliation is.
I would suggest that if you feel that a professor is threatening
your “academic freedom,” you should limit his/her “academic
freedom.” Stand up and proclaim that you love Governor Owens or
that you can’t wait to see how many soldiers died in Iraq
today.
If a professor gave you a bad grade because you did this, you
could easily get him/her fired or whatever it is that you want to
happen.
If a professor is giving the class his liberal viewpoint, you
conservatives should either stand up or not listen. Republicans
already control the media, the presidency, the Congress, the
business world and the New York Yankees. Why not let the liberals
have the political science classrooms?
Mark Danbom
Sophomore, accounting
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