[Maceman]

"She's created a little firestorm," says one Kansas administrator, who asked not to be named.

I'm sure she would have created even more of a firestorm, including picketers, stolen newspapers and calls for censorship by the administration, if she had been a conservative political columnist -- especially a pro-life one.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I think you're on to something.

[Temple Owl]

Absolutely Maceman, My thoughts exactly. Not that this kid ever would, but just suppose she had written an article opposing abortion--worse yet, favoring the Ten Commandments. Whew, what a firestorm that would have created!

[KC_Conspirator]

I'm sure she would have created even more of a firestorm, including picketers, stolen newspapers and calls for censorship by the administration, if she had been a conservative political columnist -- especially a pro-life one.

You have no idea how right you are. As a Kansas grad, one of my teaching assistants had written for the campus newspaper much like this Bainum ho. However, most of her columns were about religion, her pro-life views, and morality in contrast to the university which seemed to teach the opposite. Although she was totally qualified to recieve a teaching job there, she was blackballed by the KU faculty for her pro-life views. She sued the university and WON.