Tuesday, June 14, 2016

DePaul's left-wing president quits because he wasn't left-wing enough

DePaul University's Student Center
The apology from DePaul University's for his first apology apparently wasn't enough to soothe the leftist loons who hold the real power at the nominally-Catholic college.

From Breitbart:
Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider has announced his plans to step down from his role as the President of DePaul University following pressure from radical left-wing activists in the wake of Breitbart Tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos' recent visit to campus.

Holtschneider came under fire in late May for the University;s handling of a lecture given by Yiannopoulos, which was interrupted and shut down by DePaul students. Despite Yiannopoulos being threatened by one of the protesters, DePaul administration, under Holtschneider's direction, refused to allow security to intervene during the event.

In response to the backlash over the mishandling of the event from students, alumni, and the general public, Holtschneider issued a lukewarm apology but failed to apologize to Yiannopoulos. As a result of the incident, the University’s Facebook page received a barrage of negative reviews and complaints, which dropped the school’s average rating overnight to below two stars out of five.

The apology only caused more problems for Holtschneider, however. The DePaul Black Leadership Coalition, representing black students and faculty members on campus, have put relentless pressure on the President ever since he apologized to the college Republicans, and called for his resignation. After attempting to placate them with a grovelling statement backtracking on his previous apology, Holtschneider has now revealed that he intends to resign.
Good riddance to odious trash. Although I'm certain whoever replaces "Holt" will be even worse.

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Justice denied for former DePaul Professor Thomas Klocek


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