Does The George Washington University have a leftist political agenda? 

The school named after the father of our country employs overt Communists that speak at left-wing conferences, allows school employees to agitate against conservatives, and has a history bringing prominent leftists to campus. 

Julian Bond (who habitually compares conservatives to Nazis), Rahm Emanuel, Michelle Obama, and Madeline Albright are just a few of the radical left-wing demagogues that GWU has hosted as commencement speakers in recent years.  Where are the conservative counterparts?

Of course, The George Washington University has decided to up the extremism ante by hosting Cornel West. 

Cornel West, a self proclaimed socialist, was recently in the news for telling black Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain to "get off the symbolic crack pipe." 

West is more respectful towards the Revolutionary Communist Party and its weird personality cult around Bob Avakian, a group which openly defends the genocidal policies of Mao Zedong.

Diversity of skin color is good, but diversity of thought is bad.

That is the message sent to students by The George Washington University Multicultural Student Services Center (GWMSSC). For the third year in a row, the keynote speaker chosen for Latino Heritage Celebration (LHC) is a leftist activist. Once again, only radical, anti-American leftists can serve as “authentic” members of the multicultural community.

In recent years the LHC has had an incredibly left wing stance, even going so far as proposing international murderer Che Guevara as the background image for the 2009 promotional posters. 

It's disconcerting that Guevara, who wrote paeans to hatred as a revolutionary virtue, presided over Cuba's first labor camps and firing squads, would be picked as a model Latino.

It's also ironic that a multicultural student services center would pick a figurehead that called blacks "indolent" and " lazy", and promised the revolution would do "nothing" for blacks. 

In 2009, Dolores Huerta, co-founder of United Farm Workers with Cesar Chavez and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, was the keynote speaker. In her speech she outraged numerous students by idolizing Hugo Chavez and the Castro brothers. Several students, including the campus based group GW Students for a Free Cuba, walked out of her speech in disgust that she would glorify such controversial figures. 

Che Guevara was a murderer.  I love capitalism.  9/11 Never Forget.  These were just a few of the signs held by members of The George Washinton University's Young America's Foundation (GWYAF) at their student organization fair last night.

GWUYAF activists, some of which were trained by the Leadership Institute, held a successful tabling event where they signed up over 100 students in under two hours.  This was despite the fact that their table was surrounded by liberal groups such as GW Allied in Pride, NOW GW, Voices for Choices, and more.

Of course, not everyone who passed by was happy to see GWYAF.  Several leftist students heckled the club. 

A male student from NOW GW ran up to the table and yelled incomprehensible epithets about "killing Native Americans" in a response to GWYAF's poster calling Che Guevara a murderer. Another random student said that the "I Love Capitalism" sign was offensive because it implied that other student groups dislike capitalism.    

A spectre is haunting Europe – the spectre of communism. All the powers of old Europe have entered into a holy alliance to exorcise this spectre: Pope and Tsar, Metternich and Guizot, French Radicals and German police-spies.

Where is the party in opposition that has not been decried as communistic by its opponents in power? Where is the opposition that has not hurled back the branding reproach of communism, against the more advanced opposition parties, as well as against its reactionary adversaries?

Two things result from this fact:

The George Washington University is sending a message to our nation's men and women in uniform: you are welcome here.

This May hundreds of conservative clubs will die or become inactive due to the graduation of a leader.  Attrition of leadership affects every group on the planet and it is the leader’s responsibility to solve this problem. 

Some leaders may think a group dying after their tenure is a testament to their wonderful leadership skills.  They may say, “Only I could lead this group and when I’m gone, no one can live up to the high bar I set!”  This person is dead wrong and not a real leader.  A real leader should not be judged solely on what they accomplish during their time in charge, but also their effectiveness in the long run.     

A leader should always work to expand the number of leaders within an organization.  Here are two ways to expand the leadership. 

1.     Identify individuals who could potentially become effective leaders.

There isn’t a full proof formula to identifying leaders, but there are a few characteristics that are far more important than good looks, intelligence, wealth, or popularity.  Students who show sustained enthusiasm, the ability to work with others, and a strong work ethic are the people you want to lead.

·       Sustained enthusiasm:  Consider people with sustained enthusiasm the Minute Men or Paul Revere’s of your organization.  They will volunteer and work for your cause at a moments notice; they can be reached at any hour of the day, and are willing to work past 3:00 am to finish an assignment or project.   

·       Ability to work with others:  Being a team player and balancing various personalities with the group is a valuable asset in a potential leader.   

·       Strong work ethic:  A good leader should be willing and excited to work “in the trenches” to help any organization succeed.  It is very difficult to teach this trait. 

2.     Provide them with training and experiences to help them mature as leaders.      

Is it ever ok to discriminate based on race or gender?  

The hosts of the Affirmative Action Bake Sale said no. Some members of The George Washington University (GWU) multicultural community said yes. 

On Monday, March 28, the GWU chapter of the Young America's Foundation (GWYAF) and the GW College Republicans (GWCRS) hosted an affirmative action bake sale. The satirical event took place in the Mid-Campus Quad from 11am-3pm and University Police were present. Baked goods were sold and the group raised $47.00 for the troops at the event.

A price list posted charged different amounts based on the race of the patron. The point was to show how offensive it is to base anything, like admissions, on race.  The prices were as follows:

Asians - $1.25 (Asians being the most negatively affected by affirmative action), Whites - $1.00, Latinos - $.75, Blacks and Women - $.50, and Native Americans - $.25. 

However, all baked goods were sold at the "Human Special" of $1.00 regardless of race, gender, background, or belief. Some of the homemade signs held by the students said, "Affirmative Action is Racist" and "Racism is Always Wrong." 

The most interesting part of the event was not the actual bake sale. It was who attended and what they said.