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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I despise Trump and think he’s one of the worst presidents ever, but if he signs an executive order putting an end to this stupid renaming and tearing down shit, I’d be for it.

Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.[/quote]

I don't think Trump has any authority over the name of a private university's facilities.  He can guard Andrew Jackson's statue on federal property all he wants.

The university did an extensive review of Wilson's record in 2015 in deciding then to reduce the number of references to Wilson on campus, but not rename the SIPA or the residential college.

Much has changed over five years.  The turning point likely was the delivery of a letter to the Board of Trustees this month in which about 2/3 of the current graduate and undergraduate students at Woody Woo demanded the name change.  They acted within a week of that letter.

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What’s changed is we have let the outrage machine take over.  As you said, the 2015 review was extensive and looked at Wilson’s acts at Princeton and beyond, looked at the historical context, and sought opinions and involvement of students and alumni.  At the end of that lengthy process, a reasoned decision was made.  Now, in a matter of weeks, with no reanalysis of Wilson’s deeds and misdeeds (and let’s be real, he is long dead and his actions haven’t changed in five years) and little attempt to survey opinions beyond the letter writers you cite, they have completely overturned the prior process.

I wish I still had an old Woody Woo t-shirt so I could wear it at our next reunions.[/quote]

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