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2020-04-24 Home Front: Culture Wars

Graduation canceled...except for 'students of color' and 'LGBTQIA+' students

[Campus Reform] St. Olaf College in Minnesota plans to host three virtual graduation ceremonies for different groups of minority students, while others must wait until next year to celebrate their completion of college.

"Self-identified domestic students of color, international students and LGBTQIA+ students" at the Minnesota school will receive their own virtual graduation ceremonies at the conclusion of this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic, per an administrative email. Meanwhile, graduation for the rest of the class of 2020 has been "rescheduled for a date in late May/early June of 2021," according to the school's website.

The three virtual graduation ceremonies for students in minority groups were announced by and will be hosted through the Taylor Center for Equity and Inclusion. This project of the school exists to help "students of color," "LBGTQIA+" and international students "celebrate" their "awesomeness factor," per the center’s website.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [10 views ] Top

#1 This project of the school exists to help "students of color," "LBGTQIA+" and international students "celebrate" their "awesomeness factor,"

This sounds like a participation trophy, the t-shirt everyone gets for playing in the summer soccer league.
Maybe a better way to celebrate their "awesomeness factor" might be to do something awesome. Or at least useful.

Posted by SteveS 2020-04-24 00:24|| 2020-04-24 00:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team

Posted by Lex 2020-04-24 00:28|| 2020-04-24 00:28|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm sure they want to get those molecular biology majors out in the economy as soon as possible.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-24 00:32|| 2020-04-24 00:32|| Front Page Top

#4 ^😜

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-24 02:48|| 2020-04-24 02:48|| Front Page Top

#5 This project of the school exists to help white, straight Americans celebrate their awesomeness factor

just for contrast

Posted by Bob Grorong1136 2020-04-24 07:23|| 2020-04-24 07:23|| Front Page Top

#6 St Olafs is second to Antioch in a$$hattery but they try harder.

Posted by Mercutio 2020-04-24 09:12|| 2020-04-24 09:12|| Front Page Top

#7 Preparing the next wave of people of color and LGBTQIA hit hardest by the virus...

Posted by ruprecht 2020-04-24 09:40|| 2020-04-24 09:40|| Front Page Top

#8 "LGBTQIA". Geeezus x-mas, how much longer is that abbreviation going to get? LOL, pathetic.

Posted by Clem 2020-04-24 11:17|| 2020-04-24 11:17|| Front Page Top

#9 Seems they changed their mind; all good little SJWs will now get their license to tell us what to do regardless of their melanin levels.

Posted by Mercutio1 2020-04-24 14:20|| 2020-04-24 14:20|| Front Page Top

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