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What would ment across everything you en - be the significance counter in life from the classes you of any discussions? choose to enroll in to the seminars These questions you choose to attend. This may not and more are ex - be far off from what is happening to plored in a recent America’s campuses. These “trigger piece The Atlantic warnings” as they are called refer to ran, entitled, “The sensitive material that may “trigger” Coddling of the unsavory responses in students who American Mind.” have dealt with such topics or are The simply sensitive to them. This alert article notes that warns of distressing material in any these trigger warn - video, picture, novel, etc. These ings are mis-guided many warnings are now calling into and “disastrous for question free speech and the PC cul - education—and speech brought about revolution like she’s been employing these warnings ture that’s starting to emerge. mental health.” The the civil rights movement: since the beginning of her lecture ca - Comedian Jerry Seinfeld re - article asserts that “In the name of “And so when I hear, for exam - reer and that they are not an invita - cently stated that he will no longer emotional well-being, college stu - ple, folks on college campuses say - tion to simply skip class or perform on college campuses: “I dents are increasingly demanding ing, ‘We’re not going to allow homework assignments when stu - don’t play colleges, but I hear a lot of protection from words and ideas they somebody to speak on our campus dents feel uneasy. “It is to allow people tell me, ‘Don’t go near col - don’t like.” because we disagree with their ideas those who are sensitive to these sub - leges. They’re so PC.’ I’ll give you an The piece details the movement or we feel threatened by their ideas,’ jects to prepare themselves for read - example: My daughter’s 14. My wife that is arising where campuses are I think that’s a recipe for dogmatism ing about them and better manage says to her, ‘Well, you know, in the “scrubbing” themselves clean of and I think you’re not going to be as their reactions.” next couple years, I think maybe works, ideas and subjects that may effective.” Manne argues that these warn - you’re going to want to be hanging cause discomfort. The author cau - The article was published by ings are simply to help students cope around the city more on the week - tions against “the dangers” that this The Foundation for Individual with their reactions and prepare ends, so you can see boys.’ You movement could pose “to scholar - Rights in Education (FIRE). They themselves beforehand so as not to know what my daughter says? She ship and to the quality of American are a nonprofit educational founda - get “triggered” in class. She draws a says, ‘That’s universi - tion that strives to unite “civil rights parallel between these warnings and sexist.’ They Should students be ties.” and civil liberties leaders, scholars, those given before movies or TV just want to In addi - journalists, and public intellectuals shows. “It’s not about coddling any - use these warned of potentially tion, Presi - from across the political and ideolog - one. It’s about enabling everyone’s words: ‘That’s dent Barack ical spectrum on behalf of individual rational engagement.” racist’; ‘That’s Obama pub - rights, freedom of expression, aca - Maybe we should simply just sexist’; ‘That’s unsavory content? licly de - demic freedom, due process, and take President Obama’s advice and prejudice.’ fended the rights of conscience at our nation’s understand the point of discussion They don’t know what they’re talking importance of free speech on cam - colleges and universities.” FIRE’s and living in a democracy, “The pur - about.” pus in an interview with ABC News’ main mission is to preserve liberty pose of that kind of free speech is to Comedian Chris Rock has also George Stephanopoulos. President across American campuses. make sure that we are forced to use followed suit. Obama has addressed this issue for Obama’s words came on the argument and reason and words in Many may question why, and it the second time this year. He ex - heels of the turmoil that is plaguing making our democracy work. And, seems to be the increased culture of plains that “Being a good citizen, Missouri. you know, you don’t have to be fear - political correctness or perhaps, as being an activist, involves hearing the Kate Manne, assistant professor ful of somebody spouting bad ideas. Seinfeld suggests, a misunderstand - other side and making sure that you at Cornell University, gives her ex - Just out-argue them. Beat ’em. Make ing overall. Comedy shows such as are engaging in a dialogue because planation for the use of trigger warn - the case as to why they’re wrong. these would have to come with trig - that’s also how change happens.” ings in her aptly named New York Win over adherents. That’s how ger warnings—and really what is the President Obama continues to Times article, “Why I Use Trigger things work in a democracy.” point of comedy then? What really is name notable instances where free Warnings.” Manne explains how Campus News | December 2015 | Page 3 Some stress-busting ideas for students Today’s college students are been employed. The campus li - ◘ Video games to help students finding new ways to cope with the brary, where students often spend distract themselves and let off steam. stressors of classes, exams, being hours on end studying and writing ◘ Puzzles to both relax and away from home and finding work papers, now contains a “stress-bust - make the brain more nimble.