After two months of protests, a hunger strike, limited media attention and a bunch of whining by members of Concerned Student 1950,
no one seem to notice and even fewer really cared.
But then the Mandingos were called in to teach the crybabies a thing or two.
Putting their scholarships (and likely their livelihoods) on the line - The Mandingos put an end to the mess quick, fast and in a hurry.
Protests at a college or university are to be expected - historically speaking.
The protest scheduled for SEC school Texas A&M (One of the more Conservative schools in country) ended up being cancelled.
The University of Florida? Nope.
These schools have too much to lose if members of their football teams view them as fostering a hostile environment.
Note to Richard Spencer:
If you wish to organize a Unite-the-White rally on a college campus, choose a D-3 school (Or at least a D-1 with a terrible football team.).
The Mandingos wrecked themselves, the team, the university, and have left a crater in the University of Missouri system statewide.
ReplyDeleteIt was a moment of triumph for the protesting students. But it has been a disaster for the university.
Freshman enrollment at the Columbia campus, the system’s flagship, has fallen by more than 35 percent in the two years since.
The university administration acknowledges that the main reason is a backlash from the events of 2015, as the campus has been shunned by students and families put off by, depending on their viewpoint, a culture of racism or one where protesters run amok.
Before the protests, the university, fondly known as Mizzou, was experiencing steady growth and building new dormitories. Now, with budget cuts due to lost tuition and a decline in state funding, the university is temporarily closing seven dormitories and cutting more than 400 positions, including those of some nontenured faculty members, through layoffs and by leaving open jobs unfilled.
Few areas have been spared: The library is even begging for books.
“The general consensus was that it was because of the aftermath of what happened in November 2015,” said Mun Choi, the new system president, referring to the climax of the demonstrations. “There were students from both in state and out of state that just did not apply, or those who did apply but decided not to attend.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/09/us/university-of-missouri-enrollment-protests-fallout.html
Oh, I'm not doubting any of the negative fallout - I'm just doubt that most of these protests have any lasting effect.
ReplyDeleteIt seems as though violence (or the threat thereof) is the only think people pay attention to.