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Posted on 08/21/2017 1:21:51 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The University of Houston announced plans Monday to rename Calhoun Lofts, and on-campus residence for upperclassmen, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Executive Director for Media Relations Mike Rosen said the Lofts were initially named for the street on which they are located, but that they will be officially renamed University Lofts as soon as is practical.
Calhoun Road shares the name of John C. Calhoun, a secessionist who was vice president of the United States from 1825-1832. He owned slaves and called the practice a “positive good.”
“While the residence hall was not named in recognition of John C. Calhoun, in the wake of recent events, and out of sensitivity to our diverse student community the university has decided to change the name to University Lofts,” the University said in a statement.
Winni Zhang, president of the Student Government Association, said administration consulted her about the change Monday morning.
“I’m really glad to see that the University is doing this. We didn’t even have to approach them about it,” Zhang said. “I think now, more than ever, it’s important to change some of that culture, especially since we’re the second most diverse research university in the nation. I think that means we should be the leader in being proactive about these things, and not waiting for students to get upset about it.”
So...the dorm was not even named for this Calhoun guy, but because whoever they were named after’s last name was “Calhoun”, they are putting the two of them together? Absolute craziness.
If I were a descendant of the Calhoun family, I’d sue the school for defamation.
Do people remember Lani Guinier?
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Early in the first year of his presidency, Bill Clinton floated the name of Lani Guinier to be the Justice Department’s chief civil-rights lawyer. Although Guinier never made it to Senate confirmation hearings, she was well qualified by education and professional training. Moreover, as a black Jewish female, it was evident to her that majoritarian democracy is often less than fair - and she was forthright about wishing to correct it by democratic means.
Ironically, the minority veto, one of the alleged means by which Guinier wished to assure fairness, harkened back to the process of government advocated by John C. Calhoun (1782-1850). For Calhoun, constitutionalism or limited government was justified by epistemological nominalism, and was ensured by the concurrent majority and nullification.
https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17312570.html
They outta force everyone named Calhoun to change their name!!
This reminds me of the “niggardly” crisis.
But who was it named after? Doesn’t seem like something in Minnesota would be named after John Calhoun.
See link under photo.
“lake namesake John C. Calhoun, a vice president who was an ardent supporter of slavery”
But the article says it wasn’t named after him.
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