Four years in review: Students comment on campus controversies
Administration must reach out to homosexual students
When we learned of the policy implemented by the administration of systematic discrimination against any advertisements from GALA, our hearts were deeply saddened and angered ...
Where is the justice in censoring an ad that congratulated gay and lesbian students upon their graduation? What is it that makes this university scared to allow free inquiry of ideas? And why can a group of gay students not assemble while non-Catholic religious groups are invited to gather? We beg to know what differentiates us from any other student group on campus ...
Besides being a censorious act of questionable nature, this is a concrete example of why the administration refused to guarantee the legal protection of the rights of gay, lesbian and bisexual people here at Notre Dame. It is clear that this university is not one which is prepared to stand up for the rights of its gay people.
We, yet again, feel out of place and awkward being active in an institution which proscribes ads from the alumni club which will one day likely be our own. This is a clear violation of the Spirit of Inclusion's promises. We are excluded.
L. Matthew Blancett
sophomore
Morrissey Manor
Sept. 10, 1999
All Viewpoint Stories for Friday, May 17, 2002
