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11 students stop eating to support U(niv of Minnesota)strikers
Minneapolis StarTribune (aka The Red Star) ^ | 9/18/07 | Jeff Shelman - Staff Reporter

Posted on 09/18/2007 6:56:24 AM PDT by MplsSteve

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If you've ever wondered what the Univeristy of Minnesota is like, this may give you a good example.

It's a far cry from the apathetically attuned commuter campus it was back in the 80's. It's now a hotbed of misguided liberalism. Unfortunately, some of the kids doing this hunger strike sound like they didn't recently pick up these "ideals". It sounds like their parents (and the local education establishment) had a lot to do with it.

Comments or opinions - anyone?

1 posted on 09/18/2007 6:56:25 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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It's a far cry from the apathetically attuned commuter campus it was back in the 80's. It's now a hotbed of misguided liberalism.

That's probably why their football team can't even beat Florida Atlantic.

2 posted on 09/18/2007 6:57:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (The University of Florida - Still Championship U)
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3 posted on 09/18/2007 6:57:40 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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I'll always admire Reagan's approach to strikers: fire 'em.

I'll also say that paying attention to people on hunger strikes is like negotiating with terrorists. Waste of time.

4 posted on 09/18/2007 7:00:12 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The broken wall, the burning roof and tower. And Agamemnon dead.)
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I passed a load of striking workers the other day. I yelled ‘get back to work’ and boy you shoulda seen the response... I was lucky to get out unharmed- my car took a hit.

I support some union activities, but when they start harming the company they work for, then they are stupid.

Auto unions caused their own problems with janitors sweeping floors at $65K per year (plus benefits) You could have 6 at $10 per hour and have a cleaner place and more employed people.


5 posted on 09/18/2007 7:00:23 AM PDT by Mr. K (Some days even my lucky rocketship underpants don't help)
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LOL!

Easy now, I’m still feeling the sting over that one. I’m a Univ of Mn alum.


6 posted on 09/18/2007 7:00:30 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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If I were the parent, I’d say “I’m paying $xxxx for your education, not for you to sit in a chair and protest. Get your a** to class or I stop paying, and you pay your own way, from tuition to rent to food and books and gad and laundry.”


7 posted on 09/18/2007 7:02:28 AM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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It’s time to outsource the cafeteria to a local caterer.


8 posted on 09/18/2007 7:07:29 AM PDT by steve8714
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My armband says “slow”.


9 posted on 09/18/2007 7:07:57 AM PDT by steve8714
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10 posted on 09/18/2007 7:09:00 AM PDT by SShultz460
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Ya think???
11 posted on 09/18/2007 7:13:50 AM PDT by Holicheese (1-21-09 Hillary starts to destroy America!)
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Well put. I’d do the same thing.


12 posted on 09/18/2007 7:14:43 AM PDT by MplsSteve
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"They're really concerned about my health," said Shank, 19, a University of Minnesota freshman. "My dad hasn't been getting sleep; he's been calling me all the time."

Sofi's dad is losing sleep because he sees the money invested in Sofi's education going up in smoke.

13 posted on 09/18/2007 7:17:09 AM PDT by afnamvet
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If they look like the average college student, they can probably live off their pizza/beer fat reserves for quite some time.


14 posted on 09/18/2007 7:20:19 AM PDT by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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Comments or opinions - anyone?

Yeah, I enjoy stories about hunger strikes ....

Hunger Strike against the Minutemen .... click here to view


15 posted on 09/18/2007 7:20:44 AM PDT by Boston Blackie
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Is it a hunger strike or an “Al Sharpton hunger strike”?

I remember Al gaining weight during his.


16 posted on 09/18/2007 7:23:03 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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Yeah, hopefully some of the hunger strikers are d-backs. Maybe if they dropped a couple lbs. they could keep up with the junior college receivers.


17 posted on 09/18/2007 7:28:18 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Tracking The Flyin' Imams Since 11/20/06)
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If I were the parent, I’d stop the tuition checks and demand a refund on the meal tickets.

Idiotic kids, what is their purpose in being in college. Certainly not a return on investment.


18 posted on 09/18/2007 7:52:50 AM PDT by SampleMan (Islamic tolerance is practiced by killing you last.)
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Haven’t seen any hunger strikers down here on the Rochester college, but being it’s Tuesday, they’ve probably already gave into the hunger pains.


19 posted on 09/18/2007 8:17:31 AM PDT by Son House ($$Proud Memeber of Vast Right Wing, Out To Lower Your Tax Rates For More Opportunities.$$)
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I wonder what happened to her...


20 posted on 09/18/2007 8:45:50 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs ("What quails?" asked Jack)
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