The student janitor had been reading a history book about the Ku Klux Klan. The book was actually an account of anti-Klan behavior by some Notre Dame students in 1924.
But that doesn't matter! Somebody saw the book cover, complained to the edu-crats, and student Keith John Sampson found himself under fire for reading this history book. (Well, that itself is recommendation enough for me to go find, acquire, and read it too.) The school accused Sampson of racial harassment. Say WHAT?
The university has now apologized to the student. As well it should! This entire episode was disgraceful.
This quote from Sampson made me wince. Here he is, trying to explain why he had that book: "I have an interest in American history...I was trying to educate myself."
See, this is exactly the kind of interest and initiative that I encourage, but apparently nowadays it'll get you persecuted by the Politically Correct Admin Lords of Campus. No good deed goes unpunished.
Besides, the entire idea of a university persecuting a student for reading a book? It's just too Orwellian for words.
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