I don’t recall a situation where this standard has been applied to leftists on campus.
The College Fix reports:
Catholic U. denies pro-Israel student group’s speakers, citing ‘lack of balance’Catholic University of America denied speaker requests from the Students Supporting Israel chapter on campus, citing a lack of balance in viewpoints offered.The university told The College Fix it invited the students to resubmit their proposal with broader viewpoints. Meanwhile, a free speech expert said the school should not require students to balance out controversial ideas.SSI President Felipe Avila told The Fix the university denied its request to invite two speakers for an event about combatting antisemitism in America via a written notice on Feb. 25.The university “cited an obscure, selectively applied policy requiring us to ‘restructure the event’ to include ‘speakers representing both sides,’ implying that antisemitism is a legitimate viewpoint in need of a platform,” Avila said.“This is a deceptive, discriminatory policy weaponized squarely against Students Supporting Israel,” he said.He noted that the College Democrats were permitted to host a speaker from a partisan organization focused on electing candidates who “protect abortion access,” without the requirement that they invite a pro-life voice.“By this logic, must the pro-life club now platform Planned Parenthood? Must the ASPCA invite advocates for animal cruelty? Or is this ‘balance’ mandate reserved only for us?” Avila told The Fix.“This denial is not an isolated incident; it is the latest link in a chain of discriminatory hurdles we have faced since the group’s founding,” he said.Moving forward, the group is demanding that the school approve its speakers without conditions and apply policies equally.“We aren’t asking for special treatment; we are demanding the same free expression rights afforded to every other group on this campus,” Avila said.CUA spokesperson Karna Lozoya told The College Fix, “the University did not simply deny Students Supporting Israel the opportunity to host a conversation on this topic.”CUA instead invited SSI to resubmit their proposal, including a wider variety of viewpoints than previously proposed. University administration would like to work together with SSI “to host a thoughtful conversation.”
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