U of Minnesota Refuses to Have a Minute of Silence to Honor 9/11 Victi (1 Viewer)

[the moops]

I work at the U and have not heard aa thing about this.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Yeah, the cause and reasoning is debatable but I'm generally pretty pleased that a school administration tried to implement an event and the students said, "Eh, maybe let's not."

I like rebellion and defiance. Never let the people in charge get too comfortable.

Im pretty sure it was a student that made the request. The administration had nothing to do with it from what I can tell.

 

[Fennis]

That's it. I'm running for student body president on the moment of silence platform.

 

[chet]

I work at the U and have not heard aa thing about this.

How is that possible?

Do you live in a vacuum?

 

[the moops]

I work at the U and have not heard aa thing about this.

How is that possible?

Do you live in a vacuum?

I'm not a scientist, but I don't think it's possible to live inside a vacuum.

 

[roadkill1292]

Yeah, the cause and reasoning is debatable but I'm generally pretty pleased that a school administration tried to implement an event and the students said, "Eh, maybe let's not."

I like rebellion and defiance. Never let the people in charge get too comfortable.

Im pretty sure it was a student that made the request. The administration had nothing to do with it from what I can tell.

If so, that was pretty nice of him.

 

[B-Deep]

I work at the U and have not heard aa thing about this.

of course you haven't, because Student government is meaningless.

They have about as much impact as your Quidditch team

 

[Fennis]

I work at the U and have not heard aa thing about this.

How is that possible?

Do you live in a vacuum?

I'm not a scientist, but I don't think it's possible to live inside a vacuum.

Disagree

http://hometone.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Frank-Halmans-Hoover-Buildings-vacuum-cleaners-2.jpg

 

[B-Deep]

Yeah, the cause and reasoning is debatable but I'm generally pretty pleased that a school administration tried to implement an event and the students said, "Eh, maybe let's not."

I like rebellion and defiance. Never let the people in charge get too comfortable.

Im pretty sure it was a student that made the request. The administration had nothing to do with it from what I can tell.

Yes bobby from kappa alpha stickinthebum decided he would show his patirotism by asking for a moment of silence.

But Jimmy from Delta Pi Stufffmypants hates Bobby, because Bobby went to the Fall Greek Ball with Jenny. so Jimmy gets his friends Jerry and Ricardo to muster the forces to say this is an insult to Muslims, when really it is just a fraternity rivalry. Meanwhile Doug who is a civics major is flipping through the rules of order to see if the motion was properly seconded by Betsy, a communication major who is using this as a platform to practice her public speaking skills.

Meanwhile thousands of other students go on about their business completely oblivious to what the aforementioned nincompoops are doing, as it has 0 impact on their schooling or their lives.

 

[the moops]

Just asked 3 students that work for me and 2 coworkers. One student heard something about it, but didn't have details. The others had no idea what I am talking about.

 

[roadkill1292]

Well, then, I'm glad we have a two-page thread about this divisive issue.

 

[Clifford]

Truly shameful. I'm guessing the muslim students are as sick as anyone, I hope so. It is insulting them to say they would be offended.

The article doesn't say that any Muslim students were actually offended by having a moment of silence as some form of commemoration of 9/11.

From my reading of it and another article, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2015/11/16/u-minnesota-student-government-votes-against-annual-911-ceremony-some-didnt-want-to-spread-islamaphobia/ it was fear of increasing racism and Islamaphobia and that might result in violence or retribution against Muslim students. People are making this weird leap that this was because of Muslim students not wishing to honor 9/11 victims or somehow supporting terrorism.

I don't think anyone is making the leap that it was because of Muslim students. Assuming someone would be offended by a moment of silence for 9/11 because they are muslim is the crazy part. And fears it would somehow lead to looting of Muslim owned business or some such event is just lunatic fringe.

 

[Ditka Butkus]

Until Christianity is no longer the majority religion in America, the other religions just need to deal with whatever is (lawfully) done in the name of Christ in these here United States.

 

[roadkill1292]

And from outta left field comes Ditka Butkus!

 

[Zow]

Just asked 3 students that work for me and 2 coworkers. One student heard something about it, but didn't have details. The others had no idea what I am talking about.

My uncle works in the IT department there too. I texted him about it and he has no clue what I'm talking about.

 

[Notorious T.R.E.]

Do all universities have a moment of silence every year and Minnesota is just catching on? "Oh shoot, should be doing this?" "NO WAY!"