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Chronicling Campus in Contention By Lauryn Bolz @laurynbolz
Editor’s Note: ‘Campus in Contention’ is an editorial series by The Collegian staff that examines conflicts in our community surrounding diversity, equity and inclusion and proposes solutions for how we can move forward. This article contains media depicting racist slurs and actions and may be triggering to some audiences
Campus in Contention focuses on a number of acts that have been called out as discriminatory and regarding hate and bias that occured on Colorado State University’s campus and at other universities across the nation. This timeline puts the events that are mentioned in each of the articles in order to show the broader context of issues concerning free speech and rhetoric at American universities.
Though this is not a comprehensive list of acts of hate that occured on CSU’s campus, it highlights the ones that were most highly debated and had a lasting impact on campus climate. More information on each of these events can be found in the series itself.
MAY 1, 2019 Texas State University’s attempt to ban TPUSA from their campus results in conflict.
Four students were arrested on Texas State’s campus after conflict broke out concerning TPUSA’s presence there.
FEB. 14, 2017 Conservative speaker Milo Yiannopoulos speaks at Michigan State University’s campus.
The Breitbart editor was brought to campus by The MSU Spartans for Free Speech, who stated the event was meant to “highlight the impact that politically correct culture has on society as a whole, especially college campuses …”
OCT. 30, 2018 Dennis Prager speaks on campus.
The conservative speaker, known for founding Prager University, presented at the Lory Student Center. TPUSA sponsored Prager’s appearance, requesting $13,999 from Associated Students of CSU — $1 under the limit requiring review from the ASCSU senate.
FEB. 2, 2018 Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, speaks at Colorado State University.
In response to the conservative speaker’s appearance, members of the Traditionalist Worker Party, which is designated as a hate group, came to campus. They clashed with members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America and antifa, who protested the event. Police ordered a dispersal.
MARCH 5, 2018
OCT. 25, 2018
Neo-nazi Richard Spencer speaks at MSU’s campus.
Students of color told to “go back to Africa” after Bernie Sanders rally.
Violence broke out between attendees and protesters outside the MSU Pavilion, where Spencer spoke. He attributed the hostility to his race, saying, “No other group is treated with this kind of hostility. … It is only us, precisely because we’re white.” 24 total people from both groups were arrested.
GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHRISTINE MOORE-BONBRIGHT THE COLLEGIAN
A student named Alexandra Owen attended a Sanders rally at the Lory Student Center wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat and shirt. When approached by students Rodica Ninguin and Diamond Nicholson, who wanted to understand her purpose of attending the rally, she told them to “go back to Africa.”
