Defunding police, segregation, and speech crackdowns: 2020’s craziest campus stories

2020 was the year that unleashed COVID-19, the “defund the police” and Black Lives Matter movements, and an intense presidential election.

The year was no less chaotic on college campuses, despite most in-person courses shifting to online-only classes.

Campus Reform compiled a list of the craziest campus stories of 2020.

Those were the days… Pic – Delta Delta Delta, Texas University of Texas, Austin 1944

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Historic Lincoln Statue Removed from Downtown Boston

The statue depicted a formerly enslaved man and was taken down after officials unanimously voted for its removal.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a Democrat said “After engaging in a public process, it’s clear that residents and visitors to Boston have been uncomfortable with this statue, and its reductive representation of the Black man’s role in the abolitionist movement.”

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Dizzying 27 alternate pronouns displayed on college business school application — along with an ‘other’ option

These are the name tags we’ll be using at the BCF New Year’s Eve bash.

Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business features a program called WomenLead which “equips female students to excel in school, enter the workforce with developed skills, and find their place in leadership positions.”

One might assume a program geared toward women wouldn’t need much in the way of gender identifiers on its application form, but once you scroll down a little ways past boxes to input your last name, first name, and “nickname or preferred first name if different from your given name,” the form asks “what pronouns do you prefer?”

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Towns Are Banning Sledding Because Parents Sue When Kids Get Hurt

A friend who was noodling around the AccuWeather Inc. website today found this depressing item: “Why Have Midwestern Towns Banned a Beloved Winter Pastime?”

The article, which seems like it might just sit in a slush pile on the site’s news desk and await recycling every snow season, discusses a few horrible sledding injury lawsuits that drained the coffers of Omaha, Nebraska and Sioux City, Iowa.

“According to a study from The Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, more than 20,000 Americans younger than age 19 receive treatment for sledding-related injuries each year,” notes the article.

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San Francisco to rename Abraham Lincoln High School

A San Francisco district is planning to rename a school named after Abraham Lincoln because the former president did not demonstrate that ‘black lives mattered to him’.

The president, who is often held up as an American hero for abolishing slavery, is just one of 44 historical figures soon to have their names scratched off schools within the San Francisco Unified School District.

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CHANGE THE WHIRLED! Kaepernick Releases Ice Cream with Ben and Jerry to ‘Dismantle Oppression’

“I’ve teamed up with @BenAndJerrys to serve up joy on the journey to justice! Today, we’re excited to introduce Change the Whirled, a new non-dairy flavor that hits shelves in early-2021! 100% of my proceeds will go to @yourrightscamp with matching support from Ben & Jerry’s,” announced the former 49er on social media.

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New Soros-Backed L.A. County D.A. Issues Directive To Not Prosecute Numerous Crimes, Eliminates Bail

George Gascon, Los Angeles County’s new district attorney who was heavily backed by leftist megadonor George Soros, announced on Monday radical changes that he would pursue, including getting rid of cash bail, declining prosecutions for numerous misdemeanor crimes, and banning prosecutors from seeking enhanced prison sentences.

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Virginia Military Institute begins process of moving Stonewall Jackson statue to museum

On Monday, the VMI announced that the process of moving the statue from in front of the barracks on campus to the Virginia Museum of the Civil War and New Market Battlefield State Historical Park has started. Once the statue is removed, contractors will spend several days repairing the stone pedestal before it is moved to the museum. In total, the process will cost $209,000, and it will be paid for out of the VMI’s facility maintenance and operations budget.

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