Oberlin defamation suit and verdict : not a good optic

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin soccer coach tried to recruit my DD to play there. I told my DD I would not pay a dime to a school like Oberlin where there is simply no diversity of political thought on campus.

I went to Oberlin and that's just not true. There is absolutely diversity in political thought there. It's known as a very left wing place - and that is correct - but it's not correct that only left wing folks go there, or anyone else is unwelcome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin soccer coach tried to recruit my DD to play there. I told my DD I would not pay a dime to a school like Oberlin where there is simply no diversity of political thought on campus.

No way! Cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pretty crazy that the "victim" they decided to take a stand for was a guy who tried to steal wine and then beat up the owner... WTF?

Good for this business and shame on Oberlin.

I am a liberal and idiots like this give us a bad name

Absolutely. In fact, I get more incensed about the idiots on the liberal side because they make it much harder for the rest of us to garner support for common-sense liberal policies.

+1.

Real "liberals" should see this idiot totalitarians on the left as little Stalins. They are NOT our allies, they are our enemies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin soccer coach tried to recruit my DD to play there. I told my DD I would not pay a dime to a school like Oberlin where there is simply no diversity of political thought on campus.

I went to Oberlin and that's just not true. There is absolutely diversity in political thought there. It's known as a very left wing place - and that is correct - but it's not correct that only left wing folks go there, or anyone else is unwelcome.

From Niche:

How would you best describe the political beliefs of campus as a whole?
Based on 43 responses
Progressive/very liberal = 86%
Liberal = 12%
Not sure = 2%

[Anonymous]

Which college kid of any race does not have a fake ID to purchase and consume alcohol?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin soccer coach tried to recruit my DD to play there. I told my DD I would not pay a dime to a school like Oberlin where there is simply no diversity of political thought on campus.

I went to Oberlin and that's just not true. There is absolutely diversity in political thought there. It's known as a very left wing place - and that is correct - but it's not correct that only left wing folks go there, or anyone else is unwelcome.

Really? Tell us about it.

Tell us about the flourishing (or even barely existing) College Republican club, Turning Point USA, or other conservative student group.

Tell us about the conservative-minded professors who feel completely free to speak and write from their point of view.

Tell us about the on-campus or nearby religious offerings, and the number of students who regularly participate.

[Anonymous]

There is a Hillel, Chabad, Newman Catholic Center, Hindu, Muslim Student Association, Bahai club, Buddhist Fellowship, Christian Fellowship (Intervarsity), christians Chinese Fellowship, Orthodox Christian Fellowship, and a "Voices for Christ" club.

https://www.oberlin.edu/religious-and-spiritual-life/communities

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin soccer coach tried to recruit my DD to play there. I told my DD I would not pay a dime to a school like Oberlin where there is simply no diversity of political thought on campus.

I went to Oberlin and that's just not true. There is absolutely diversity in political thought there. It's known as a very left wing place - and that is correct - but it's not correct that only left wing folks go there, or anyone else is unwelcome.

Really? Tell us about it.

Tell us about the flourishing (or even barely existing) College Republican club, Turning Point USA, or other conservative student group.

Tell us about the conservative-minded professors who feel completely free to speak and write from their point of view.

Tell us about the on-campus or nearby religious offerings, and the number of students who regularly participate.

Maybe it's self-selecting. We toured there. My DC doesn't want to go to a school with an overwhelming SJW vibe (even though he is quite liberal and politically informed) and that's what we were expecting. Granted, it was a Sunday morning and we didn't see a ton of students, but we were very surprised that we did not get the SJW vibe at all.

[Anonymous]

Oberlin College includes a world-class conservatory. The idea that Oberlin is all SJW just doesn’t pass the smell tes. Its conservatory students go on to place in most famous orchestras in the country. I just can’t imagine every one of them breathing fire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin College includes a world-class conservatory. The idea that Oberlin is all SJW just doesn’t pass the smell tes. Its conservatory students go on to place in most famous orchestras in the country. I just can’t imagine every one of them breathing fire.

Conservatory students tend to exist in isolation from the rest of the university. I can't speak for Oberlin but that has been my experience elsewhere.

The defamation suit is both bad news for Oberlin and good news for common sense. The Oberlin dean quoted should lose her position over this. But she likely won't. There's no sense of responsibility nor honor in higher education these days. It's all pandering to special interest groups and babying the SJWs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin soccer coach tried to recruit my DD to play there. I told my DD I would not pay a dime to a school like Oberlin where there is simply no diversity of political thought on campus.

I went to Oberlin and that's just not true. There is absolutely diversity in political thought there. It's known as a very left wing place - and that is correct - but it's not correct that only left wing folks go there, or anyone else is unwelcome.

Really? Tell us about it.

Tell us about the flourishing (or even barely existing) College Republican club, Turning Point USA, or other conservative student group.

Tell us about the conservative-minded professors who feel completely free to speak and write from their point of view.

Tell us about the on-campus or nearby religious offerings, and the number of students who regularly participate.

If you are conservative, count your blessings that this group isn't on campus, considering that group's own recent involvment in racist controversies. Is this really the group you want on campus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin College includes a world-class conservatory. The idea that Oberlin is all SJW just doesn’t pass the smell tes. Its conservatory students go on to place in most famous orchestras in the country. I just can’t imagine every one of them breathing fire.

Conservatory students tend to exist in isolation from the rest of the university. I can't speak for Oberlin but that has been my experience elsewhere.

The defamation suit is both bad news for Oberlin and good news for common sense. The Oberlin dean quoted should lose her position over this. But she likely won't. There's no sense of responsibility nor honor in higher education these days. It's all pandering to special interest groups and babying the SJWs.

I think you are just regurgitating on here what you read in right-wing media. It can’t be from your experience. Oberlin is one of few colleges with a conservatory. There aren’t many colleges or universities you could have experienced similar demographics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which college kid of any race does not have a fake ID to purchase and consume alcohol?

Those of us who were familiar with enforcement and the consequence for a business owner caught selling to minors. I'd never have wanted that on my conscience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin College includes a world-class conservatory. The idea that Oberlin is all SJW just doesn’t pass the smell tes. Its conservatory students go on to place in most famous orchestras in the country. I just can’t imagine every one of them breathing fire.

Conservatory students tend to exist in isolation from the rest of the university. I can't speak for Oberlin but that has been my experience elsewhere.

The defamation suit is both bad news for Oberlin and good news for common sense. The Oberlin dean quoted should lose her position over this. But she likely won't. There's no sense of responsibility nor honor in higher education these days. It's all pandering to special interest groups and babying the SJWs.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oberlin College includes a world-class conservatory. The idea that Oberlin is all SJW just doesn’t pass the smell tes. Its conservatory students go on to place in most famous orchestras in the country. I just can’t imagine every one of them breathing fire.

Conservatory students tend to exist in isolation from the rest of the university. I can't speak for Oberlin but that has been my experience elsewhere.

The defamation suit is both bad news for Oberlin and good news for common sense. The Oberlin dean quoted should lose her position over this. But she likely won't. There's no sense of responsibility nor honor in higher education these days. It's all pandering to special interest groups and babying the SJWs.

+1

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