University President Steven Knapp said in a statement, ?There is no place for expressions of hatred on our campus.? He called the fliers reprehensible and said students of different faiths would be gathering this week for a community meal with Muslims during Ramazan. ?This event speaks of our university?s commitment to global cultural understanding and respect,? he added. The Young America?s Foundation, a group of the university?s conservative students, whose name appeared under the fliers, denied any linkage. Sergio Gor, president of the group, said he was horrified when he heard about the fliers. ?We did not put up those posters,? he said. ?Someone took our name and used it. It was hateful. We?re a conservative group on campus. We promote liberty and freedom, not bigotry and hatred.? One former president of the group blamed the Left for the outrage.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.crosswalk.com/news/11556498/"> The YAF noted that Bridgette Behling, director of student involvement at GWU, wrote an e-mail to one of the conservative students urging the group to disavow any hate speech that may originate at future YAF activities.
Behling wrote on Monday: "Due to the inflammatory nature of today's events, as a good faith effort on behalf of YAF, it is important that YAF draft a statement which states that you will not allow hate speech to be a part of any of YAF's events, literature, written or verbal communication," including Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, which will be held Oct. 22-26.</a>
A national conservative group yesterday called on George Washington University to expel students who admitted that they targeted the group in a hoax that covered the campus with hundreds of anti-Muslim posters.
I think the Conservative group that was slandered in this stunt is correct is calling for the students who did this to be expelled. This was a deliberate attempt to direct hate at one group.
Apparently the universities position early on was to blame the YAF even though they had no evidence it came from them. Anyone with a brain would have immediately figured out that there is no way the YAF would do this, let alone sign it. (the offensive posters)
I am really curious if GWU will give the true offenders any real discipline or gloss over it because the group involved is very liberal.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.crosswalk.com/news/11556498/"> The YAF noted that Bridgette Behling, director of student involvement at GWU, wrote an e-mail to one of the conservative students urging the group to disavow any hate speech that may originate at future YAF activities.
Behling wrote on Monday: "Due to the inflammatory nature of today's events, as a good faith effort on behalf of YAF, it is important that YAF draft a statement which states that you will not allow hate speech to be a part of any of YAF's events, literature, written or verbal communication," including Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week, which will be held Oct. 22-26.</a>
A national conservative group yesterday called on George Washington University to expel students who admitted that they targeted the group in a hoax that covered the campus with hundreds of anti-Muslim posters.
I think the Conservative group that was slandered in this stunt is correct is calling for the students who did this to be expelled. This was a deliberate attempt to direct hate at one group.
Apparently the universities position early on was to blame the YAF even though they had no evidence it came from them. Anyone with a brain would have immediately figured out that there is no way the YAF would do this, let alone sign it. (the offensive posters)
I am really curious if GWU will give the true offenders any real discipline or gloss over it because the group involved is very liberal.
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