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David Horowitz Sets Off Debate about the State of Higher Education by John Ferreira the sandspur
Controversial conservative activist David Horowitz spoke at Rollins on November 1 to an audience of locals, students, faculty, and administrative staff. Horowitz spoke on the current state of academic freedom on college campuses. Horowitz said that universities are "the most intellectually un-free places in America" and that they have been "intellectually cleansed of conservatives." Horowitz defends strict political neutrality of professors and claims it is their "professional obligation" to teach a student "how to think and not what to think." Throughout his address he listed examples in which he felt Rollins faculty had overstepped the bounds of academic freedom. He mentioned: A chemistry professor calling on students to write their congressmen to approve the Kyoto Protocol, an Art History professor telling students to avoid the draft and move to Canada,
In This Issue More Horowitz Coverage For more on David Horowitz’s views on academic freedom read our intereview with him. page 2 Bach Festival The choir returns for the 2005-2006 season with a powerful preformance. page 12 No Grades??? Alternate teaching methods are getting a new look and have many wondering if grades are necessary. page 14
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LECTURER DAVID HOROWITZ: This impassioned speaker talks about academic freedom on college campuses that has stirred debate among members of the Rollins College community.
blatantly bias RCC required readings, and a Dean who posted political campaign signs on campus. Horowitz also said that professors should not require students to go to political lectures on campus. Horowitz concluded his address by commenting on the War in Iraq saying that
WMDs were not the central rationale for the war, and that the spread of democracy was an important security interest of the United States. President Lewis Duncan, who attended the lecture, an effort lauded by Horowitz, when asked if Rollins supports freedom of speech within the educational
framework he said, "Personally I support freedom of speech within limits discussed tonight" and that "based on everything I've heard the vast majority of faculty are extremely sensitive to this issue." Professor of Anthropology Robert Moore when asked to comment on
Horowitz's lecture said that he agreed that students and faculty should not have an antagonist relationship, but that Horowitz was wrong about prejudice against conservative professors. Moore feels that there are more liberal faculty members because of the nature of academia. Moore asserted that conservatives are judged on merit just like liberals. Kathryn Norsworthy, a faculty member who works for graduate studies in counseling said she was "disturbed" by the presentation for Horowitz has placed all of the ailments of society on liberals and progressives. She believed that many of the comments were "polarizing, provocative, and inflammatory." She believes the present argument about academic freedom is occurring because people are now questioning the "dominant paradigm" of society, and that many are threatened by that. Joshua Benesh contributed to this report.
Vatican Observer Visits Rollins Archbishop Celestino Migliore discusses Vatican’s views on sovereignty and rights. by Brett Heiney the sandspur
On Thursday October 27, 2005 His Excellency Archbishop Celestino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio and Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations, spoke at Knowles Chapel about the rights of nations. This speech was in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s speech to the UN concerning the rights of nations on October 5, 1995. Archbishop Migliore talked on several issues enveloped by the rights of nations, such as human rights, state sovereignty, international cooperation, and the ideals of the French Revolution. The Archbishop has worked for the Vatican’s diplomatic service since 1980 after graduating the Pontifi-
cal Academy for Ecclesiastical Diplomacy. He has served in many countries such as Angola, the USA in Washington D.C., Egypt, Poland, and then for the Council of Europe in Strasbourg France before being named the Holy See’s Permanent Observer three years ago. Archbishop Migliore works in part to establish diplomatic relations with nations with which none currently exist. The Vatican currently maintains diplomatic relations with 174 countries, and the Archbishop has worked with several Asian countries such as China to establish official relations. The Holy See expressing interest in developing diploBRETT HEINEY / The Sandspur matic ties with as many na- ARCHBISHOP CELESTINO MIGLIORE: The Holy See’s Pertions as possible is indicative manent Observer to the UN speaks to members of the Rollins CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 and Catholic communities about the rights of nations.