Student Senate at Louisiana State U. Votes Against Charlie Kirk Campus Statue
“we do not want this statue to add to the discriminatory environment and we do not want to see money spent on something like this at a time like this”
A statue of Kirk on campus would not affect these students’ lives in any way. They’re just opposing it on ideological grounds.
From the LSU Reveille:
LSU Student Senate votes against Charlie Kirk campus statue, asks for scholarship communication
The LSU Student Senate passed legislation Wednesday calling for there to be no discriminatory statues or memorials constructed on campus and asked for more transparency and communication from the LSU Office of Financial Aid.
Sens. Alicia Cerquone and Kelsey Womack presented SGR 11 to the Senate, urging LSU to not build any statue or memorial on campus “that strengthens the environment of discrimination,” the resolution says. The resolution explicitly names the Charlie Kirk statue Gov. Jeff Landry called to be built on campus.
The resolution was presented last week and passed unanimously in a committee meeting Monday.
“We have campus buildings where there are names of slave owners and Confederate soldiers. Segregation is adorned on our buildings,” Cerquone said. “This adds to this discriminatory environment on campus and a statue which is dedicated to Charlie Kirk — who has no affiliation with LSU and no affiliation with the state of Louisiana and whose speech was divisive — we do not want this statue to add to the discriminatory environment and we do not want to see money spent on something like this at a time like this.”
Cerquone said students and staff could benefit from the funds instead of the university allocating them to a statue or memorial. She pointed to campus buildings that need repairs and roads that need paving, saying the money would be better spent fixing these for students.
Sen. Jack Appleton supported the resolution, voicing concerns of financial issues and that this monument would oppose the welcoming environment LSU presents. Sen. Carly Minor also spoke in favor of this.
“Jeff Landry, who never went to LSU, declared that Charlie Kirk, who never stepped foot on LSU, should have a statue,” Minor said. “It is already so hard to walk through Free Speech Alley on random days of the week because you might get yelled at because of your hair cut or your hair color or the color of your skin or what you’re wearing.”
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The correct response from the university should be “Thank you for your input. Now you children sit down and let the adults who actually run the university get on with business.”
Any vandalism on campus, against this statue or in general, should result in the expulsion of those responsible.
To take that a step further.
The correct reaction from the University should be
“All students who wish to have a career in politics should get their experience by volunteering for or interning for a campaign by the candidate of their choice, we see no reason why students should be doing things besides studying to get good grades and going on to the relevant careers. The Dean of Students will be determining what ideas for extra curricular clubs and teams students wish are worthy of University funds”.
I will never understand why Student Government exists.
It isn’t just about input on a statue of Charlie Kirk I really can’t understand why student government exists.
If you asked these kids how Charlie Kirk was discriminatory, I’ve got a sawbuck that says they couldn’t come up with a coherent answer.
“You don’t get a say in the matter. The end.”
“calling for there to be no discriminatory statues or memorials constructed on campus”
Did you hear about the plans to erect a statue of LSU’s founder, with the motto, “Knowledge is good?”
Discriminatory! Divisive!
Liberals believe it or not are influenced by reporting from the liberal media which depicts Charlie Kirk as a Nick Fuentes figure.
There is a difference between a statue to Nick Fuentes vs a statue to someone who died how long ago who held racist views that society believed in at the time but did something great and is being commemorated for the good he did.
The students are wrong because Charlie Kirk was the opposite of what the leftist media depicts, and it really shouldn’t be their call anyway.