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 communicationThe 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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