St. John’s University Continues to Block Approval of Turning Point USA
“This is the second time the application has been denied.”
Other schools have tried this and have failed. Schools can’t continue to block something like this if enough students want it.
The College Fix reports:
St. John’s University again refuses to approve Turning Point USA
St. John’s University officials are refusing to intervene to approve a Turning Point USA chapter after the student government denied the club’s application.
Spokesman Brian Browne told The College Fix “only 4 of 19 proposed organizations successfully navigated the approval process,” during the fall semester.
The spokesman for the Catholic university in Queens said the club leaders should reapply to student government – the same entity that already denied them approval.
Turning Point USA activists could also “pursue other existing alternatives for department-sponsored organizational support,” Browne.
The Fix could not reach the student government for contact at its listed phone number.
The denial decision drew criticism from the group’s leader, as well as Catholic and free speech experts.
Club founder Massimo Guerriero said the denial leaves his organization without funding. It has been able to operate through the school of business, but did not have access to money for events and recruitment. He said there are at least 80 interested students in the club’s group chat.
This is the second time the application has been denied. Guerriero told The College Fix he sought approval again this semester after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the founder and CEO of the national Turning Point USA organization.
He told The Fix via email the student government seemed biased against him from the start, as members were “giggling” as he came in for the presentation.
“Many of the questions posed were not centered on our proposal or compliance with university requirements but instead focused on how we would respond to potential backlash tied to the ideologies of TPUSA’s founder,” Guerriero said.
Days later, Guerriero received a rejection email from the student government, which did not list any reason for the denial. “We strongly encourage you to reapply in the future… We believe that with continued refinement, your organization has the potential to make a meaningful impact on our campus community.”
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again,,,the church is and always has been a lefty run org
the appearance of the right to life agenda notwithstanding
they are leftists
“Club founder Massimo Guerriero said the denial leaves his organization without funding. It has been able to operate through the school of business, but did not have access to money for events and recruitment. He said there are at least 80 interested students in the club’s group chat.”
Again, I maintain that any conservative organization that expects to be dependent on its progressive enemies for infrastructure, support, or funding hasn’t invested enough thought in their planning.
They are just asking for their share of the student activity fees that all students pay. If conservative students are required to pay that fee to register at St Johns, its only reasonable that their groups receive their proportionate share of funding.
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