At any given college campus, there are many extracurricular clubs for a variety of interests. Traditionally, this has included the political.
But now, a Maryland college student says she was banned from forming a conservative club on campus and she’s fighting back. Moriah DeMartino, a student at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland, was denied permission to form a chapter of Turning Point USA. TPUSA describes itself as a non-partisan organization that educates students about fiscal responsibility.
Their publication, Hypeline, has more on the story.
When DeMartino’s attempts to create a Turning Point chapter were refused she approached one of the Political Science advisors on campus, only to be told that the group’s views were “too political.” The professor went on suggest that a Young Republicans and a Young Democrats club should be created instead.
The consistency of Hagerstown’s student organization policy is in question.
Currently HCC student groups include clubs for the National Organization for Women (NOW) and Spectrum Club, a club whose “primary goal is to create a safe environment for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning, and straight allies.”
DeMartino is calling the school’s policy inconsistent, “There is a lack of consistency on campus when it comes to student organizations. There are clearly other overlapping mission statements from organizations at Hagerstown.”
This appears to be another example of a college being biased against conservatives. Across the country, conservative students have been punished for everything from passing out copies of the Constitution to challenging leftist professors. Conservative viewpoints are often unrepresented in official campus publications.
Colleges are supposed to be places where students are exposed to different ideas, but that’s often not the case. Leftist viewpoints are often promoted with no dissenting views often allowed. Kudos to DeMartino for fighting back.
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