From the articleSkep tickle wrote:The Brown (University) Daily Herald: http://www.browndailyherald.com/2016/02 ... activists/
Headline:Schoolwork, advocacy place strain on student activists
Students struggle with mental health, academic pressures as they act on social justice responsibilities
What a worthless, whiny, piece of shit "xe" is. This special snowflake is so precious that a fucking op-ed that they disagree with caused a fucking panic attack. What a joke. If students at Brown want to spend all of their time doing "activism" over petty grievances instead of studying, then they need to drop out. They should quit eating everyone's time. Besides, a person who can't reas an op-ed they disagree with without having a postbox attack is never going to be able to make it in the real world as a productive member of society.Justice Gaines ’16, who uses the pronouns xe, xem and xyr, said student activism efforts on campus are necessary. “I don’t feel okay with seeing students go through hardships without helping and organizing to make things better.”
In the wake of The Herald’s opinion pieces, Gaines felt overwhelmed by emotions flooding across campus. Students were called out of class into organizing meetings, and xe felt pressure to help xyr peers cope with what was going on, xe said. Gaines “had a panic attack and couldn’t go to class for several days.”
Deans’ notes helped Gaines to complete academic work while staying involved in student activism.
And Brown seems to be all about supporting this nonsense:
I really wonder how long this is going to last. That article makes it clear that ridiculous "activism" and coddling of hurt feelings takes a priority over learning at Brown. What alumni would want to donate money to a place like that? How many sensible voters are going to support Clinton or Sanders' plans to spend hundred's of billions of dollars to fund this nonsense for even more people?Despite the hardships that students take on in their activism, the University does not want to discourage them from contributing to change on campus.
This work is an “important part of the academic learning experience,” Ferranti said. She was present at the Brown/RISD Hillel-sponsored lecture that was protested by Students for Justice in Palestine earlier this semester, offering academic and emotional support for the protestors.
The University sends deans to activism events not only to monitor students but also to offer support for those involved. “For example, if a student is at a sexual assault event, and the student is a victim him or herself, that student might talk to me about it,” Ferranti said.
Students “might be impacted, something might be triggered or they might suddenly remember more at that event they were protesting,” she added.
Ferranti said she is “proud to work in a place where students come together over important social issues.” As administrators, “we are not just looking at protocols, we’re also thinking about what this means to the students who are there,” she added.
