Actually there are words.
St. Louis University recently told the College Republicans that they can't
bring David Horowitz to campus. One of
the members of this coalition, the American Association of University
Professors, said
it best this week:
"Now
that St. Louis University
has cancelled a scheduled October speech by conservative activist David
Horowitz, it joins the small group of campuses that are universities in name
only. The free exchange of ideas is not just a comforting offshoot of higher
education; it defines the fundamental nature of the enterprise. As the AAUP has
long asserted, all recognized campus groups have the right to invite any
speakers they wish. The College Republicans exercised that right. There should
not have been a mechanism in place for the administration to review the offer
to Horowitz and withdraw it. The administration's claim to support academic
freedom has been hollowed out by the practical and symbolic effects of this one
public act. A campus that enforces ideological conformity supports indoctrination,
not education. I call on St.
Louis University
to apologize to its students and faculty and to reissue the invitation. The
motto "Abandon Ideas All Who Enter Here" is not one that serves our country
well."