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EWU Policy 901-04, "Bullying," was passed unanimously by the Eastern Washington University Board of Trustees at their Nov. 20 meeting. An online discussion thread that the university set up for the policy yielded concerns that it could infringe on the right to free speech at EWU.
This Friday, Nov. 20, Eastern Washington University's Board of Trustees will decide whether to approve a proposed bullying policy that some have criticized as potentially restricting free speech. The policy in part defines bullying as, "behavior that is intentional, targeted at an individual or group, repeated, hostile or offensive, and creates an intimidating and/or threatening environment which produces a risk of psychological and/or physical harm," and also says that bullying behavior may include, "inappropriate behaviors such as abusive language, derogatory remarks, insults or epithets.
Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Eastern Washington University, under the presidency of A Man With A Name on the same at that place. Wherefore he requests that those who are unable to be present and debate orally with us, may do so by letter.
Is global warming going to kill us all? If you listen to Al Gore, you may very well believe that cataclysmic climate change will disrupt our way of life unless we completely abandon fossil fuels, stop driving cars, and enact all sorts of other laws meant to curb the production of greenhouse gases that contribute to global warming.
Intelligent Design is like the annoying stepsister of the scientific community. It isn't even tolerated. It's teased and poked at and denigrated in the worst ways possible. Does Intelligent Design deserve this poor treatment? The scientific community would argue it does, because mommy and daddy never pay attention to it anymore, and- Oh, wait.