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USF Young American's For Liberty Host Free Speech Wall

By Jason Thomas, on October 04, 2011

Nazi's and Change.  While they're not quite peanut butter and jelly, the two do go together...at least when students are exercising their rights to free speech.

Those are just two of the words, sentences, and slogans that appeared at the USF Free Speech Wall, hosted by the school's chapter of Young Americans for Liberty.

College Democrats Misinform Students about Universal Health Care

By Lance Wheeler, on September 27, 2011

College Democrats tabled on University of South Florida’s (USF) campus with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to promote Universal Health Care to passersby.

The College Democrats tried to manipulate students to support Universal Health Care by informing students they can now stay on their parent’s health care until they are 26.  USF’s student newspaper, The Oracle, originally covered the story.

D.I.N.O. (Diversity In Name Only)

By Jason Thomas, on September 07, 2011

 

According to the USF Diversity Statement:

"The University of South Florida endeavors to make academic excellence inclusive by sustaining a community of free inquiry in which men and women of diverse race, ethnicity, veteran status, marital status, socio-economic level, national origin, religious belief, physical ability, sexual orientation, age, class, political ideology and lifestyle participate in, contribute to, and benefit equally, from the academic community."

Conservatives Stand Up, University Backs Down

By Brittney Morrett, on December 01, 2010

The most powerful truth that conservative student activists should learn is this: when you stand up for your principles, you will likely win. That's the lesson the Young Americans for Freedom at the University of South Florida (USF) learned this week.

This past spring, a group of students at USF came together form a chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF). They researched their school's requirements to become a recognized campus group and submitted their application for approval. Then they waited.

In September 2010, USF's Student Programs Coordinator emailed the group to say they had been denied university recognition. The reason? The administration deemed the conservative Young Americans for Freedom too similar to the libertarian Young Americans for Liberty, a group already present on campus.

But the Young Americans for Freedom knew not to give up. They contacted FIRE, a prominent legal defense organization, for help -- and FIRE delivered.

USF Refuses to Allow Conservative Group on Campus

By Daniel Diaz, on October 08, 2010

In May 2010, at the University of South Florida (USF), several students decided to come together and start a Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) chapter on their campus.

They met for an informational meeting, handed out flyers on campus and met at the campus food court after school twice to ensure they had all the requirements necessary to be a recognized club. After submitting the required information to the office of Student Involvement in May, the university finally replied to the group five months later on September 24th stating, in an email, that the purpose and mission statement of YAF is too similar to another group on campus and "that no other student organization can exist with the same or similar mission/purpose."

The administrator, Edna Miller Jones, told the students who wanted to start a YAF chapter on campus that their mission statement and purpose were to similar to that of the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL).

The students were shocked that they were denied, especially after reading the mission statement of YAL which is significantly different that YAF's mission statement.

USF Offers Queer Theory Course Amidst Budget Crisis

By Lindsay Souza, on April 05, 2010

Florida residents can rest assured that their tax dollars are being spent prudently at USF--if you believe learning "queer theory" is essential for a sound educational foundation.

University of South Florida students can now engage in the study of "Queer Theory." The course is advertised with the charming photo of the young man below with the caption: “Drag performance of local gender illusionist, 6pak, a physiologically unaltered female-bodied trans guy."

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