Welcome, scholar. Although, in the interests of full disclosure, I only went to Colgate.
Fortunately, though, when I went there, philosophy and logic were still required courses.
Please re-read your statement above, and if you are still prepared to defend it, explain why you are the embodiment of the Hamilton student body to such an extent that a comment about that collective should be recognized as an insult to you personally.
And oh, by the way -why are your fellow students supinely accepting a barking moonbat as President of the College? She is in a representative, or significatory, role vis-a-vis the College, and although she has associations and interests worse than an unrepentent Nazi, her tenure seems remarkably serene.
To coin a phrase, what's up with that?
I'm surprised that a Colgate graduate, often recognized as Hamilton's rival and at-times collaborative school, would denigrate the school to such extent. My previous comment was simply a response to the claim that students at Hamilton are neither hard-working nor to be trusted as academics.
The speaker initially said he/she would not trust a degree issued from Hamilton; as I will hopefully attain one of these degrees, I took offense. I believe we at Hamilton work just as hard, or harder, than our brother liberal arts schools.
To address the question of what I, as a Hamilton student, think about the controversy, I believe that in concept hearing Ward Churchill speak would be interesting (in the way it's interesting to hear any radical/opposing viewpoint). However, I think extending an invitation to him was neither prudent nor logical. Although Hamilton is an institute of higher learning promoting free speech, I do not think it's always wise to exercise this option.
Although, like anywhere, there are radicals on campus who care only of free speech and the "right" to hear Churchill, I assure you that there are many of us who agree with what most of you are saying. It seems unfair to condemn the entire student population because of the choices of our administration.