Virginia Commonwealth University Students Walk Out on Governor Glenn Youngkin at Commencement
“quietly filed out of the Greater Richmond Convention Center, some wearing kaffiyeh scarves”
These students knew that they couldn’t get away with shouting down the speaker in this case, so they left. Spoiled brats.
The Hill reports:
VCU students walk out of commencement protesting Youngkin speech
Students at the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) walked out of their commencement ceremony to protest an address by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-Va.).
About 100 of the 1,200 graduates at the graduation ceremony Saturday quietly filed out of the Greater Richmond Convention Center, some wearing kaffiyeh scarves and signs reading “Teach Black history” and “Book bans [do not equal] respect for learning,” The Washington Post reported.
Youngkin, who won election in 2021, continued on with his speech. The Hill has reached out to Youngkin’s office for comment.
The Post reported that the Richmond university has a long history of having the sitting governor give a commencement address.
Earlier this week, the Virginia NAACP VCU chapter sent a letter to the Board of Visitors and the university president demanding that Youngkin’s invitation to speak be rescinded.
“Your administrative decision to continuously postpone the racial literacy requirement as well as comply with Governor Youngkin’s demand to view the syllabi is anti-democratic and anti-intellectual,” the organization said in the letter, reported by 13 News Now. “These actions not only undermine academic freedom from intellectual inquiry, they also perpetuate a narrative that overlooks the intricate nuances of racial history.”
The university handed out cards to attendees congratulating the graduates but also said if anyone disrupts the ceremony, they would be subject to removal, the Post reported.
Watch:
NEW: @VCU students walk out of their own commencement to protest @GlennYoungkin #valeg
They will not be allowed back into the ceremony but don’t seem worried.
“My families going to be mad, but it’s worth it for what he’s done to bBack and trans ppl” – said by a student outside https://t.co/zA9RvvC1Vz pic.twitter.com/wOvgl1lVVK
— BK (@BradKutner) May 11, 2024
Just a reminder that for the true believers of the left, it was never about Trump. It's about ANY Republican. https://t.co/AFegtXczIA
— Mike LaChance (@MikeLaChance33) May 12, 2024
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The governor shut their pestilent mouths and maintained decorum. His column gets the win.
DEI/CRT is such a fraud.
From the video, I estimate about 80% women.
Out of that 80%, how many took real courses of study?
its not an insult to have nazis and communists not like your message
IT SHOULD BE SEEN AS ENCOURAGEMENT TO CONTINUE
the fight against anti civility aka dnc blmplo
And each of those students should not receive their diploma. Their academic record should read “Suspended.”
They filed out quietly, Youngkin delivered his speech. And when it was all over, nothing had changed.
I’m not too upset about this. They made their point quietly and didn’t disrupt the proceedings. I believe they were within their rights. The urban campers and rock-throwers aren’t.
So much they might take issue with in Youngkin’s policies and administration, yet, this is the issue that’s beyond the pale.
Not interested in governing, when they can be part of it.