Posted on 09/20/2016 4:54:19 AM PDT by wbill
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- Donald Trump will hold a rally at the Millis Center on High Point University's campus Tuesday. It starts at noon and the doors open at 10 a.m.
"This has sparked such a debate amongst the students that it's been really awesome to see," says Julia Fiedler, a sophomore at HPU. That debate is not over Trump's economic plan or his views on immigration. Instead, it's about whether he should even be allowed on campus.
"I'm a little disappointed in High Point University for allowing him to be here because I think of this environment as one that promotes diversity of one that includes all types of ideas," said senior Elizabeth Reichart.
Some students say Trump's tendency to insult others does not align with HPU values, and for that reason, the school should have turned his request to appear on campus down.
"This is not somebody that has the same ideology that our campus has, which is an inspiring environment with caring people and just don't feel that Trump holds true to that," said student Joshua Caudle.
Caudle and others are planning a protest on campus to show their displeasure that Trump is on the school's property and to highlight their support of all people and viewpoints.
"We could either walk away silently and that be more damaging than us speaking up, but now that he's come it's actually a great opportunity for us to exercise our voice," Caudle said.
But not every student thinks the candidate's visit is so bad. Fiedler went to the Republican National Convention as part of an internship. She says any kind of political visitor that helps begin conversations about the democratic process is a good thing. She also said those planning on protesting should think about the other said.
"I think that it's important for them to understand where people who disagree with them come from and the only way to do that is by attending these kind of opportunities," Fiedler said.
High Point University said in an email statement, "When HPU hosts a speaker on campus, it is not an endorsement. Rather, it is an opportunity for students to engage in the democratic process and gain knowledge and information that allows them to make independent and informed decisions..."
The school also said it would accept requests from other candidates to appear on campus as well.
But Reichart said she is not totally convinced.
"I think it's good public relations for High Point University but I think it's hollow; I don't think that it will resonate with the kind of change that this university wants to inspire," Reichart said.
The Student Diversity Council is holding the protest at David Hayworth Park from 10 a.m. to noon.
Professors normally eschew politics because it is a minefield. Unless you are a protected class, you don’t light that fuse. You don’t want to “trigger” some snowflake and end up before the Dept Head. Plus people hear different things.
Note: Snowflakes are very rare and tend to be mentally unbalanced anyway. Sometimes it is a front to get meds. Training for the rest of their life I suppose. You just nod your head and say “Mmmm..” frequently.
They have an ice cream truck. AN ICE CREAM TRUCK!
That young piece of dumb fluff who was the State Department spokesperson for a period of time — the one who thought all ISIS terrorists needed was jobs — she comes to mind. Maybe Elizabeth could have her job.
Actually, why not Loretta Lynch’s job? I’m sure Elizabeth would be equally competent at it.
The intolerance of those that demand tolerance.
Except for ideas of which Ms. Reichart disapproves, apparently.
I wouldn’t call High Point University a country club school, it historically has had a lot of working people getting degrees at night, due to corporate tuition reimbursement plans as you mention.
It’s grown tremendously under Nido Qubein over the past twenty years, though, if you haven’t been back in a while you wouldn’t recognize the place. It’s become a full-fledged university in that time.
I’d also say that it’s not quite as far left as most university campuses tend to be.
It wasn’t my description
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/college-of-your-wildest-dreams_n_4508077.html
I was only at the High Point campus for one semester. I was literally working on the same block as the W/S campus off Hanes Mill Rd. It has since closed I believe. They were running a diploma mill that was very popular.
I knew some Lambda Chi’s there and they described it as “an easy place to party”.
I wasn’t aware of a satellite campus in Winston-Salem. The campus in High Point has grown tremendously, leading to something of a revival of the surrounding neighborhood. Of course, there are those who complain about loss of affordable housing due to the expansion.
I would have thought High Point would be in decline by now. You used to be able to get a house in Emorywood pretty cheap (comparatively speaking to Gboro). Of course, the last time I went that way, High Point and Greensboro were almost connected. No more Red Road. I guess housing moved that way for Greensboro.
High Point used to be a pretty rough place.
It’s still a largely blue collar town and has been hit very hard by offshoring. It’s still cheaper than Greensboro or Winston-Salem. A showplace home in Emorywood can be had for the price of a cottage in Greensboro’s Sunset Hills. High Point municipal taxes aren’t cheap, though. North High Point along US 68 heading up to the airport has grown and might as well be Greensboro. The rest of it is not doing well, other than the immediate area around HPU.
I saw a cottage for sale in Sunset Hills while I was walking for $360k. Greensboro’s prices are absurd. The house in Irving Park that my dad bought in 1974 for $48k is listed at $589k on Zillow. 2900 sq ft. It’s for sale BTW if you need a $600k house.
If I were in the market for a $600K house locally it wouldn’t be within reach of Greensboro annexing it. Probably Oak Ridge or Summerfield. But, I’m not in the market for one.
I lived over in McLeansville before we left. We fought that battle quite a bit. Luckily, we were too poor for them plus they would have to take Sedalia. Sedalia wanted to get annexed so they could get their roads paved.
McLeansville was kinda rough. Several shootings in the neighborhood. We should have gone to Brown’s Summit. It was much quieter. My sister lives in Julian. You can still get a cheap house there.
I don’t know McLeansville that well. Had a friend who lived in an inherited cabin on acreage set back in the woods that was nice, but the road leading into it was a little off-putting, run down mill house rentals. Outside of that, I couldn’t say much about the place one way or the other.
My sister lives in a “house” in 25 acres and Zillow has it listed at $124k. Julian must be the Indian word for “abandon all your old stuff here”. It’s so far out in the boonies even the Mexicans won’t live there. They live in Liberty.
But it is deathly quiet there. There is no crime because no one wants to slow down long enough to do it. But you can buy a 2 acre lot there for $4k
I don’t know that end of Guilford County very well, either. There was an old rock quarry filled with water in Liberty, where people used to go to swim and party when I was in college, been there once but couldn’t tell you where it was. That’s about the total of my exposure.
Well, actually, that is a redeeming factor. But, I get your point.
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