Thursday, February 02, 2006
When Yellow turns to Red

According to Garrett over at the O'Hara Factor, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education has changed its rating of the University of Arizona from a "yellow" to a "red."

Upon reading some of the University's policies, I wonder whether school policy has changed since I lived in the dorms. After all, I was able to hang from my dorm window a banner that, while somewhat ambiguous, still could be interpretted as being insensitive.

Currently, the University of Arizona's Community Housing Standards state that anyting that is hung up or posted on the dorm bulletin boards have to follow guidelines:

"All materials for posting or display must have the approval of the Hall Director and comply with Community Standards for civility [....]"

and, more specifically to what I did:

"You are not permitted to hang any signs, flags, or banners from any exterior windows in the residence complex/halls/apartments. In Babcock you must seek approval by the Hall Director prior to hanging a banner." --See Banner Policy


Hee! I guess I can definitely say that I would have gotten in trouble for that one. Maybe the UA's change was in response to what has happened over at ASU in 2004, when two students tried to put up their opposing views in their windows and were told to take them down.

posted by Laura Keslar at 11:40 AM | |