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The University of Chicago's 'No Safe Spaces' Ultimatum

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One academically rigorous, left leaning university has put its incoming freshmen on notice.

It's become so commonplace on American college campuses that it's hardly news anymore. Students demanding "safe spaces," where they aren't confronted by any idea that might offend them or challenge their way of thinking. Trigger warnings: Professors having to announce that a particular book or lecture may upset someone.

At many universities, students are so determined not to be offended that they will shout down and shut down appearances by speakers who dare to hold a different point of view.

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And more maddening than any of this is that many universities actually condone this behavior. Or at least refuse to intervene.

So I'm happy to share with you this "man-bites-dog" story from the University of Chicago.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/true-intellectual-diversity-isnt-a-safe-space-opinion-168992/#c6DGidFoltMeriSr.99

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