Seattle U takes a fascist turn
The Jesuit university with the community-based, progressive ideals has taken a turn for the oppressive.
After an incident that occurred during with winter quarter of this year, administrators at Seattle University have decided to take a proactive approach to shutting down any kind of controversial behavior by its students.
You may have already seen the story on the front page of today's Seattle Times detailing how one Glen Butterworth, a Jesuit scholastic at the university, has created a Facebook account in order to get word of student-planned, off-campus parties...which he follows up with some strong "encouragement" tactics to prevent the parties from ever happening:
So, too, did another group of students hosting an off-campus party earlier this month — also advertised on Facebook — when Butterworth showed up on their doorstep. Butterworth told those students he knew of their plans and that city police and state liquor authorities would be enforcing any code violations.
For students at the university, most are aware that these motives are the result of a "c*nt hunt" party - women were to dress like animals, men like hunters - that took place earlier this year that led to panel discussions, mini-protests of the uptight kind, and a new approach to dealing with students that involved Butterworth's gross invasion of the personal lives of students.
As a soon-to-be alum of Seattle U, I am disgusted at the tactics of the university. Yes, it is a private institution, so S.U. is not required to follow the same statutes as public universities. But wasting everyone's time and invading adult students lives - the hosts of the part were 21 - is sickening.
I see no valid reason for alerting police and liquor officials of possible misconduct. Seattle U charges a large amount of money for the education it provides. Mr. Butterworth insists that education does not end in the formal classroom. Yes, Seattle U...it does.
Mike, you should read josh's article. Glen had a facebook before he started working at Seattle U. Is just having a facebook being oppressive? And the main point is that students should feel free to have parties, just don't advertise them on facebook where everybody can see that you're having one. There's something to be said for having a low profile...
Well, this dude did 261 schoolgirls, note the Brits really zapped his myspace. He was also banned from every school in Bedforshire before he did the 261, the Brits, well, what can I say, just say no, and home-school.
http://www.myspace.com/grahamconridge
Here's the deal, we need a TV show, with kids deciding what to do with folks, whatever they say, we should do, even if the sharks ar on a diet. The FBI packeted Conridge (obviously), the Brits don't do teachers unless they really have to.
"just having a facebook being oppressive?"
I'm a pipe hitting bitch on a bike squirting napalm, the world's only jazzed up boy,
I want all the money, all the girls, somebody got to save my mind, ever idea is a squeal, raw appeal i the dead o' night.