Flag display causes ruckus at Holy Cross

Worcester Telegram & Gazette Staff ^ | Monday, October 01, 2001 | Emilie Astell

[100%FEDUP]

Is it really in the nation's best interest to let the New England states remain part of the union. Afterall what have they given us? Ted Kennedy, Logan Airport, Barney Frank, Jim Jeffords, Liberal extremist universities, etc.!

[Gordian Blade]

I teach a course at a well-known technical university. The lecture notes are on my laptop in PowerPoint. During the lecture, my laptop is on the desk with the lid up, plugged into a projector. I put an American flag on the lid so that it would show when I'm teaching. We have lots of foreign students but no complaints so far. Then again, since our students are required to have the requisite logical reasoning to handle advanced math and science, one would expect more of them than, say, sociology students (or professors for that matter).

[LiveFreeOrDieTryin]

perhaps he's experiencing now, something he's only studied previously! Note from the publication list of articles he's authored on his website:

"Another Look at the Conformity Explanation of Group-Induced Shifts in Choice," Human Relations, 32, January, 1979:37-56.

Time for a group-induced shift in choices, eh, professor?

[jackbill]

Sent him one ,,,, Polite even.....

I sent him one. It was polite, up to the last sentence. I'm sorry, I just can't contain myself when I'm addressing Pi$$ants. Especially if they have a PhD.

[Poser]

"Is it really in the nation's best interest to let the New England states remain part of the union. Afterall what have they given us? Ted Kennedy, Logan Airport, Barney Frank, Jim Jeffords, Liberal extremist universities, etc.!"

Don't blame those of us from New Hampshire. Occasionally, we have to apologize for Bob Smith, but we have done pretty well in most cases.

[TXBubba]

Isn't everyone forgetting something? Who are these two and what are their addresses?

Two other professors in the department, whom Mrs. Post declined to identify, agreed with Mr. Singleton that the flag should be removed, she said.

[jackbill]

Certainly it's not universal, but my own personal experience bears out the fact that PhD's are the worst to work with.

I have very personal knowledge of one PhD - a brother-in-law. He is a government grant sucking parasite, a Clinton lover and an all around A$$hole. Probably typical of the breed.

[Paleo Conservative]

It's time for the alumni of many colleges and universities to make their outrage known to administrations of their alma maters. The Bass family forced Yale to refund their $20 million donation when the university would not spend it on enhancing the teaching of classics at Yale. How many of the far leftist types actually become super wealthy donors to their schools.

[Logophile]

Everyday more secretaries should stand up to professors. After all, a PhD hung on the wall of an idiot isn't something to be impressed with.

I've worked with doctors, lawyers and college PhD's and by far and away, the latter are the most unreasonable and jerkish of the three groups. They truly have bought into themselves, believing that they know everything about everything.

Well, there are doctorates and there are doctorates. In some fields, such as engineering, mathematics, and the hard sciences, a Ph.D. still means something. Not so in the humanities, social sciences, and education.

About a century ago, the philosopher William James wrote an article titled "The Ph.D. Octopus," in which he decried the growing trend of requiring a doctorate to teach in the university. He predicted it would all turn out badly. He was right.

[syriacus]

The Holy Cross athletic teams are called The Crusaders

I wonder if Prof. Royce Singleton, PhD., approves of the name, or wants the name changed to protect some of the students.

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

There is nothing that I can say that will make anybody understand the social p.c. context in which this occurred

[deadhead]

I didn't forget to mention the other two Professor's in the e-mail I sent Singleton.

[calvin sun]

See the post below. I just left a polite but pointed message for Mr. Singleton.

[Zipporah]

Hmm seems you forgot some pertinent information:

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

Methodology
Social Psychology
Small Groups
race Relations

do you think, he sees this as a racial issue .. ??

[DoughtyOne]

I agree.

[calvin sun]

Sorry, I meant the post ABOVE. At any rate, I just emailed Mr. Singleton with the link to this thread.

[World'sGoneInsane]

Any alums of Holy Cross out there? How about withholding financial support?

What is really outrageous about this whole incident is that they have six alumni listed on their site that were killed in this attack. Withholding financial support? I say any school that refuses to display this country's flag should not receive any federal aid! The good professor doesn't seem to care if part of his salary is paid through the finances of our government. Does that "offend" his students? Whoever is in charge of hiring/firing him should take his britches and burn them on a flagpole.

[Valin]

but he told her that displaying the flag would make some students uncomfortable. <p.OH NO! Well I can understand his actions then, we can't have anyone feeling uncomfortable now can we?

[ppaul]

“There is nothing that I can say that will make anybody understand the social context in which this occurred,” he said.

Darn right. His ass should be fired. Of course - it won't happen. Holy Cross, along with vritually all of academia, especially the "social sciences," is completely infected with a particularly gangenous strain of political correctness.

This Catholic/Jesuit college has so far strayed from it's roots that it even provides the use of its facilities for Muslim activism and "scholarship."
Here's a link: The Muslim community at Holy Cross: MECCA (Muslim Endeavor to Create Cultural Awareness)

"Cultural Awareness." LOL!!!

[Valin]

I've worked with doctors, lawyers and college PhD's and by far and away, the latter are the most unreasonable and jerkish of the three groups

That's because they live in a very small world, the only people they associate with are people just like themselves.