Inequality And Bigotry In College

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College: it’s the four years wrinkled relatives refer to as “the best times of [their] lives,” “[their] prime years,” “[their] home.” From parading school mascots on t-shirts well into their sixties to putting school logos on the back of their cars, colleges have been a great source of pride and joy throughout time, but unfortunately, that is slowly changing. With universities allowing speakers who have public positions to speak on their campuses that campus groups have designated as offensive, colleges have become vulnerable to the intolerance, inequality and bigotry in a space that is supposedly meant to be a safe abode for everyone. Recently, Richard Spencer, the leader of the National Policy Institute and advocate of an “alt-right” white

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