The Silencing (36 page)

67
.
    
“White House Announces Troubling Faith-Based Order, ACLU Says Administration Is Heading into Uncharted Waters,” American Civil Liberties Union, February 5, 2009,
https://www.aclu.org/religion-belief/white-house-announces-troubling-faith-based-order-aclu-says-administration-heading-u
.

68
.
    
“Obama’s Disappointing Directive: ‘Faith-Based’ Initiative Needs Overhaul,” Americans United for Separation of Church and State, March 2009,
https://www.au.org/church-state/march-2009-church-state/editorial/obamas-disappointing-directive
.

69
.
    
Susan Jacoby, “Keeping the Faith, Ignoring the History,”
New York Times
, February 28, 2009,
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/opinion/01jacoby.html?pagewanted=all
.

70
.
    
Lynn Sweet, “President-Elect Obama Defends Inviting Pastor Rick Warren to Speak at Inauguration,”
Chicago Sun
-
Times
, December 18, 2008,
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/12/presidentelect_obama_defends_i.html
.

71
.
    
Ibid.

72
.
    
Josh Israel, “Inaugural Benediction to Be Delivered by Pastor Who Gave Vehemently Anti-Gay Sermon,”
ThinkProgress
, January 9, 2013,
http://thinkprogress.org/lgbt/2013/01/09/1422021/inaugural-benediction-to-be-delivered-by-anti-gay-pastor/
.

73
.
    
Natalie Jennings, “Louie Giglio Pulls Out of Inauguration over Anti-Gay Comments,”
Washington Post
, January 10, 2013,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/01/10/louie-giglio-pulls-out-of-inaugural-over-anti-gay-comments/
.

74
.
    
“Pastor Nixed from Obama Inaugural over Anti-Gay Remarks,” NBC News, January 10, 2013,
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/10/16449097-pastor-nixed-from-obama-inaugural-over-anti-gay-remarks?lite
.

CHAPTER FOUR: INTOLERANCE 101

1
.
      
University of California, Santa Barbara, Police Department Crime Report, March 4, 2014,
http://media.independent.com/news/documents/2014/03/18/UCSB-Police-Report.pdf
.

2
.
      
Ibid.

3
.
      
“Confrontation with UCSB Professor,” including video of the incident, Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust,
http://www.survivors.la/confrontation-with-ucsb-professor
.

4
.
      
Ibid.

5
.
      
University of California, Santa Barbara, Police Department Crime Report, March 4, 2014,
http://media.independent.com/news/documents/2014/03/18/UCSB-Police-Report.pdf
.

6
.
      
Tyler Hayden, “UCSB Professor Sentenced to Probation, Community Service in Theft, Battery Case,”
Santa Barbara Independent
, August 18, 2014,
http://www.independent.com/news/2014/aug/18/ucsb-professor-sentenced-probation-community-servi/
.

7
.
      
Tom Ciesielka, “Letters of Support for Mireille Miller-Young from Her Peers,” Scribd, August 15, 2014,
https://www.scribd.com/doc/236924952/Letters-of-support-for-Mireille-Miller-Young-from-her-peers
.

8
.
      
Tom Ciesielka, “Catherine Short’s Statement to Judge Hill in Regards to Mireille Miller-Young Assaulting Pro-Life Students,” Scribd, August 15, 2014,
https://www.scribd.com/doc/236925804/Catherine-Short-s-Statement-to-Judge-Hill-in-regards-to-Mireille-Miller-Young-Assaulting-Pro-Life-Students
.

9
.
      
Alec Torres, “UCSB Smears Pro-Lifers After Professor’s Attack on Pro-Life Student: Chancellor blames ‘crusaders’ for a porn teacher’s violent assault on a minor,” National Review Online, March 24, 2014,
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/373957/ucsb-smears-pro-lifers-after-professors-attack-pro-life-student-alec-torres
.

10
.
    
Lara Cooper, “UCSB Professor Sentenced to Probation, Anger Management in Abortion Confrontation,” Noozhawk, August 15, 2014,
http://www.noozhawk.com/article/ucsb_professor_sentenced_to_probation_anger_management
.

11
.
    
Kathleen McCartney, “Follow-up to the Community Letter,” Smith College, December 5, 2014,
http://www.smith.edu/president/speeches-writings/grand-jury-decisions#followup
.

12
.
    
Kathleen McCartney, “Messages in Response to Grand Jury Decisions,” Smith College, December 5, 2014,
http://www.smith.edu/president/speeches-writings/grand-jury-decisions
.

13
.
    
Peter Bonilla, “At American University, Newspaper Theft Goes Unpunished, and Leaves Questions about Commitment to Free Speech,” FIRE, August 6, 2010,
http://thefire.org/article/12143.html
.

14
.
    
“Sam Houston State University: Faulty Member Takes Box Cutter to Students’ Free Speech Wall; Police Threaten Students with Misdemeanor,” FIRE,
http://thefire.org/case/873
.

15
.
    
Wendy Kaminer, “The Heckler’s Veto,”
Atlantic
, March 31, 2010,
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/03/the-hecklers-veto/38252/
.

16
.
    
Anthea Butler, “Opposing View: Why ‘Sam Bacile’ Deserves Arrest,”
USA Today
, September 13, 2012,
http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/story/2012-09-12/Sam-Bacile-Anthea-Butler/57769732/1
.

17
.
    
Wendy Kaminer, “The End of Free Speech at University of Colorado?,”
Atlantic
, September 18, 2012,
http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/09/the-end-of-free-speech-at-university-of-colorado/262494/
.

18
.
    
“Spotlight on Speech Codes 2015,” FIRE, 2015,
http://www.thefire.org/spotlight-speech-codes-2015/
.

19
.
    
Ibid.

20
.
    
“New Report: 59% of Campuses Maintain Severe Speech Restrictions—But That’s Actually an Improvement,” FIRE, January 17, 2014,
http://www.thefire.org/new-report-59-of-campuses-maintain-severe-speech-restrictions-but-thats-actually-an-improvement/
; “Spotlight on Speech Codes 2015,” FIRE, 2015.

21
.
    
Interview with Kirsten Powers, January 2015.

22
.
    
“Colorado College: Students Found Guilty for Satirical Flyer,” FIRE,
http://www.thefire.org/cases/colorado-college-students-found-guilty-for-satirical-flyer/
.

23
.
    
F. Scott Fitzgerald,
This Side of Paradise
,
Bartleby.com
,
http://www.bartleby.com/115/11.html
.

24
.
    
“Brandeis University: Professor Found Guilty of Harassment for Protected Speech,” FIRE,
http://www.thefire.org/cases/brandeis-university-professor-found-guilty-of-harassment-for-protected-speech/
.

25
.
    
Denise-Marie Ordway, “UCF Instructor Placed on Leave after ‘Killing Spree’ Comment,”
Orlando Sentinel
, April 25, 2013,
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2013-04-25/news/os-ucf-instructor-killing-spree-comment-20130425_1_killing-spree-ucf-spokesman-chad-binette-rosen-college
.

26
.
    
“FIRE Letter to University of Central Florida,” FIRE, April 26, 2013,
http://www.thefire.org/fire-letter-to-university-of-central-florida/
; “University of Central Florida Professor Reinstated after Suspension for In-Class Joke,” FIRE, May 21, 2013,
http://www.thefire.org/university-of-central-florida-professor-reinstated-after-suspension-for-in-class-joke/
.

27
.
    
“Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Policy and Complaint Procedures for Employees,” New York University,
http://www.nyu.edu/about/policies-guidelines-compliance/policies-and-guidelines/anti-harassment-policy-and-complaint-procedures.html
.

28
.
    
Holy Cross College,
College of the Holy Cross Student Handbook and Planner
,
http://www.holycross.edu/assets/pdfs/student_handbook.pdf
.

29
.
    
“Policy Statement on Harassment,” University of Connecticut,
http://web2.uconn.edu/dde/docs/Harassment%20Policy%20Dec%202011.pdf
.

30
.
    
Virginia State University,
Virginia State University Student Handbook
,
2012
–
2013
, “Section 8–Fighting, Assault, Threats of Physical Abuse, and Verbal Abuse,” 76,
http://vsu.edu/files/docs/student-activities/student-handbook.pdf
.

31
.
    
University of Wisconsin-Stout, “Information Technology Acceptable Use Policy,” March 10, 2009,
https://www.uwstout.edu/parq/upload/09-66-2.pdf
.

32
.
    
Fordham University, “Information Technology Usage,” updated August 11, 2014,
http://legacy.fordham.edu/student_affairs/office_of_substance_/student_handbook/rose_hill_student_ha/university_regulatio/information_technolo_70917.asp
.

33
.
    
Lafayette College, Division of Campus Life, “Bias Response Team (BRT),”
http://studentlife.lafayette.edu/student-health-and-safety/bias-%20response-team-brt/
.

34
.
    
In fact, it would be helpful if our colleges and universities consulted a dictionary and recognized that to “perceive” something means to see it accurately. I perceive that these speech codes are violations of free speech.

35
.
    
Northwestern University, “Reporting Bias or Hate Incidents,” Division of Student Affairs,
http://www.northwestern.edu/inclusion/respectnu/reporting-bias-hate-incidents/index.html
.

36
.
    
Microaggression definition from D. W. Sue et al., “Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Implications for Clinical Practice,”
American Psychologist
62, no. 4 (2007), 271–86; Douglas Ernst, “Princeton Students Start ‘Microaggressions’ to Combat ‘Papercuts of Oppression,’”
Washington Times
, December 11, 2014,
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/11/princeton-students-start-microaggressions-page-com/
.

37
.
    
Heather MacDonald, “The Microaggression Farce,”
City Journal
, November 19, 2014,
http://www.city-journal.org/2014/24_4_racial-microaggression.html
.

38
.
    
Susan Kruth, “UCLA Report Suggests Chilling Speech Is the Answer to Offensive ‘Microaggressions,’” FIRE, January 8, 2014,
http://www.thefire.org/ucla-report-suggests-chilling-speech-is-the-answer-to-offensive-microaggressions/
.

39
.
    
Omar Mahmood, “Do the Left Thing,”
Michigan Review
,
http://www.michiganreview.com/do-the-left-thing/
.

40
.
    
Susan Kruth, “U. of Michigan Student Forced to Quit Student Publication Following Satirical Article,” FIRE, December 3, 2014,
http://www.thefire.org/u-michigan-student-forced-quit-student-publication-following-satirical-article/
.

41
.
    
Omar Mahmood, “Read the ‘Hostile’ Column That Got Student Writer Suspended by Campus Newspaper,”
College Fix
, November 23, 2014,
http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/20236/
.

42
.
    
Oberlin College, Office of Equity Concerns, “Sexual Offense Resource Guide: Support Resources for Faculty,”
http://web.archive.org/web/20131222174936/
http://new.oberlin.edu/office/equity-concerns/sexual-offense-resource-guide/prevention-support-education/support-resources-for-faculty.dot
.

43
.
    
Lisa Leff, “Trauma Warning Move from Internet to Ivory Tower,” AP The Big Story, April 26, 2014,
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/trauma-warnings-move-internet-ivory-tower
.

44
.
    
Justin Peligri, “Why We Need Trigger Warnings on Syllabi,”
GW Hatchet
, April 16, 2014,
http://www.gwhatchet.com/2014/04/16/justin-peligri-why-we-need-trigger-warnings-on-syllabi/
.

45
.
    
Philip Wythe, “Trigger Warnings Needed in Classroom,”
Daily Targum
, February 18, 2014,
http://www.dailytargum.com/article/2014/02/trigger-warnings-needed-in-classroom
.

46
.
    
Hamilton Nolan, “‘Triggered’ College Professor Argues for Right to Tear Up Protest Signs,”
Gawker
, March 24, 2014,
http://gawker.com/triggered-college-professor-argues-for-right-to-tear-1550250284
.

47
.
    
Jessy Diamba, “A.S. Resolution Policy Aims to Protect Students from PTSD Triggers,”
Daily Nexus
, March 7, 2014,
http://dailynexus.com/2014-03-07/a-s-resolution-policy-aims-to-protect-students-from-ptsd-triggers/
.