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Post by hcpride on May 4, 2024 4:53:09 GMT -5
There are a minuscule number of Jewish students matriculating. And a minuscule, if any, number of students with familial ties to Palestine / Middle East matriculating. Perhaps the (very) high percentage of Catholics on our campus is another factor to be weighed (relative to the absence of pro-Hamas or anti-Israel/antisemitic outbreaks on Mount Saint James). Here’s what Columbia’s Catholic chaplain, Father Robert Landry, did at Columbia to stop his flock from joining in: According to Landry, nearly half of the approximately 300 protesters arrested were non-student activists. He said these outside forces are “explicitly communist groups” who have been distributing Marxist materials attacking the state of Israel since the Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack. Landry said that these materials attempt to justify the Hamas attack “out of this neo-Marxist, ‘oppressor versus oppressed’ ideology that says whatever somebody in the category of ‘oppressed’ wants to do against a so-called ‘oppressor’ is justified, even killing way more than a thousand innocent people at a party.” “This divide and conquer class warfare that comes from Marx and Lenin is the exact antithesis of what Jesus Christ himself taught,” he continued. “So, I try to get the Catholic students aware of that problem so at least they’re inoculated to that intellectual virus.” Catholic students act as peacemakers Landry said he was proud of the many Catholic students who have “stepped up” to be peacemakers amid all the hatred on campus. www.catholicnewsagency.com/amp/news/257581/columbias-catholic-chaplain-campus-protests-were-pushed-by-explicitly-communist-outsiders
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Post by HCFC45 on May 4, 2024 12:19:08 GMT -5
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Post by timholycross on May 5, 2024 8:45:42 GMT -5
Thanks, HCFC45.
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Post by purplehaze on May 6, 2024 8:09:59 GMT -5
Columbia just announced the cancellation of their general commencement ceremony - a shame as this class of ‘24 also did not have a h s graduation in ‘20 because of Covid
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 6, 2024 8:52:32 GMT -5
What a sad statement this makes about our country
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Post by WCHC Sports on May 6, 2024 9:04:04 GMT -5
Treat symptoms or treat diseases; one helps the problem continue, and one solves the problem once and for all.
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Post by rgs318 on May 6, 2024 9:20:00 GMT -5
There will still be graduaton ceremonies for individual schools. Only the general commencement ceremony was cancelled.
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Post by gks on May 6, 2024 9:35:37 GMT -5
Columbia just announced the cancellation of their general commencement ceremony - a shame as this class of ‘24 also did not have a h s graduation in ‘20 because of Covid Utter embarrassment. Columbia is led by cowards.
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Post by alum on May 6, 2024 9:35:43 GMT -5
There are a minuscule number of Jewish students matriculating. And a minuscule, if any, number of students with familial ties to Palestine / Middle East matriculating. Perhaps the (very) high percentage of Catholics on our campus is another factor to be weighed (relative to the absence of pro-Hamas or anti-Israel/antisemitic outbreaks on Mount Saint James). Here’s what Columbia’s Catholic chaplain, Father Robert Landry, did at Columbia to stop his flock from joining in: According to Landry, nearly half of the approximately 300 protesters arrested were non-student activists. He said these outside forces are “explicitly communist groups” who have been distributing Marxist materials attacking the state of Israel since the Hamas Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack. Landry said that these materials attempt to justify the Hamas attack “out of this neo-Marxist, ‘oppressor versus oppressed’ ideology that says whatever somebody in the category of ‘oppressed’ wants to do against a so-called ‘oppressor’ is justified, even killing way more than a thousand innocent people at a party.” “This divide and conquer class warfare that comes from Marx and Lenin is the exact antithesis of what Jesus Christ himself taught,” he continued. “So, I try to get the Catholic students aware of that problem so at least they’re inoculated to that intellectual virus.” Catholic students act as peacemakers Landry said he was proud of the many Catholic students who have “stepped up” to be peacemakers amid all the hatred on campus. www.catholicnewsagency.com/amp/news/257581/columbias-catholic-chaplain-campus-protests-were-pushed-by-explicitly-communist-outsiders1. Jesus always spoke for the oppressed. I am sure that the Jesuits at Holy Cross would uniformly agree with that assertion. 2. I would like to see the Marxist materials allegedly being distributed which Landry claims say that the oppressed can do whatever they want to the oppressers. 3. I had never heard of Father Landry before. I'm glad he's concentrating on this topic for the time being instead of worrying about men masturbating in order to facilitate IVF which was another recent concern of his. A little Googling will take you that bit of wisdom.
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 6, 2024 11:49:24 GMT -5
Two thoughts:
1. Columbia will have an interim president by next fall.
2. The accounts in the Synoptic Gospels are not easily defined as conservative or liberal. God does not belong to any political party.
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Post by hcpride on May 6, 2024 11:51:22 GMT -5
Columbia just announced the cancellation of their general commencement ceremony - a shame as this class of ‘24 also did not have a h s graduation in ‘20 because of Covid Yes, many of this cohort lost their high school senior activities and milestones (prom, graduation, etc) as well as a crucial first semester (at least) of college to the reaction to Covid. I suppose the pro-Palestine/anti-Israel supporters will see this as some sort of a victory (demonstrators are not known for their concern for others) and not sure how this sort of move by the Columbia President will be viewed by others outside the academy.
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Post by Sons of Vaval on May 6, 2024 11:51:48 GMT -5
Two thoughts: 1. Columbia will have an interim president by next fall.2. The accounts in the Synoptic Gospels are not easily defined as conservative or liberal. God does not belong to any political party. Northwestern not far behind.
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Post by dadominate on May 7, 2024 8:28:02 GMT -5
What a sad statement this makes about our country fortunately, the country as a whole remains fairly reasonable about the multi-dimensional rot currently on display on college campuses. although it is most definitely a sad statement about our institutions of higher indoctrination, excuse me, higher "learning". i say this as one who has spent the past 20 years working at one. they have become an utter and complete joke at almost all levels, including medicine. i remember when narcissism among the med students i taught was relatively rare and the top priority of most was preparation for the care of their future patients. not "me me me" videos so poorly choreographed it resembles a parody. starting to feel like a long time ago.
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Post by sader1970 on May 7, 2024 8:46:15 GMT -5
While some might be critical of the choreography, I'd like to know where they found the time in med school (they are Harvard med school students, right?) to actually practice this? The stereotype, which may or may not be true nowadays, was that med students studied and worked such long hours that they were sleep deprived and no time for anything but their studies. Has that changed?
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Post by KY Crusader 75 on May 7, 2024 9:21:44 GMT -5
If you're ever asked "what does cringe-worthy mean?", you can just show the video.
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Post by WCHC Sports on May 7, 2024 10:23:28 GMT -5
While some might be critical of the choreography, I'd like to know where they found the time in med school (they are Harvard med school students, right?) to actually practice this? The stereotype, which may or may not be true nowadays, was that med students studied and worked such long hours that they were sleep deprived and no time for anything but their studies. Has that changed? What do you call the worst student that graduates med school?
Admittedly biased viewpoint, but anecdotal evidence from a liability lawyer claims that medical negligence in the review of x-rays/MRIs/charting is "at an unusual high." I try to have empathy for the tremendous stress and hours put on these doctors, but my own daughter was sent home from the ER with a clean bill of health (or otherwise, "it's just a viral cold") and the regular pediatrician saw the x-rays the next day and noticed she clearly had pneumonia.
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Post by sader1970 on May 7, 2024 12:02:59 GMT -5
Well, it would seem it is now time for the more famous (at least to me - think “Paper Chase” and Professor Kingsfield) Harvard Law School to one-up the Med School.
Maybe I was mixed up and it’s the lawyers-to-be who study so hard?
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Post by breezy on May 7, 2024 14:58:42 GMT -5
What do you call the worst student that graduates med school?
Doctor. Very old. I have two brothers and one daughter (all HC graduates) who graduated med school.
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Post by nycrusader2010 on May 7, 2024 15:24:56 GMT -5
While some might be critical of the choreography, I'd like to know where they found the time in med school (they are Harvard med school students, right?) to actually practice this? The stereotype, which may or may not be true nowadays, was that med students studied and worked such long hours that they were sleep deprived and no time for anything but their studies. Has that changed? Students in any area of study are entitled to some leisure time with comrades, no?
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Post by dadominate on May 7, 2024 15:56:45 GMT -5
While some might be critical of the choreography, I'd like to know where they found the time in med school (they are Harvard med school students, right?) to actually practice this? The stereotype, which may or may not be true nowadays, was that med students studied and worked such long hours that they were sleep deprived and no time for anything but their studies. Has that changed? med students still typically put in very long hours. between the first two years of intense coursework, clinical rotations in the following years, prep for usmle exams, etc., there is a ton of work. i don't think that's changed. while research rules the roost for those of us in academic medicine, some of the best and most rewarding times of my career has been teaching medical students. however, it's hard not to notice that diversity (on superficial characteristics, not in ways that really matter [ideas, perspectives, interests]) seems to be more important than aptitude in terms of class profiles these days. that said, i think most medical students generally have good attitudes and enter the profession to help people (and clearly make a good living). i have seen a little more of the entitled arrogance and narcissism in that harvard video (while admittedly likely done mostly in jest... at least i hope!) in recent years, but i am more concerned about the groupthink, lack of critical thinking (e.g., there is absolutely no reason to be wearing masks outside in 2024 as in that video), pressure to become activists, and judgmental abandonment of the Hippocratic oath during covid that has trickled down to many medical students today.
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Post by alum on May 8, 2024 6:58:54 GMT -5
While some might be critical of the choreography, I'd like to know where they found the time in med school (they are Harvard med school students, right?) to actually practice this? The stereotype, which may or may not be true nowadays, was that med students studied and worked such long hours that they were sleep deprived and no time for anything but their studies. Has that changed? med students still typically put in very long hours. between the first two years of intense coursework, clinical rotations in the following years, prep for usmle exams, etc., there is a ton of work. i don't think that's changed. while research rules the roost for those of us in academic medicine, some of the best and most rewarding times of my career has been teaching medical students. however, it's hard not to notice that diversity (on superficial characteristics, not in ways that really matter [ideas, perspectives, interests]) seems to be more important than aptitude in terms of class profiles these days. that said, i think most medical students generally have good attitudes and enter the profession to help people (and clearly make a good living). i have seen a little more of the entitled arrogance and narcissism in that harvard video (while admittedly likely done mostly in jest... at least i hope!) in recent years, but i am more concerned about the groupthink, lack of critical thinking ( e.g., there is absolutely no reason to be wearing masks outside in 2024 as in that video), pressure to become activists, and judgmental abandonment of the Hippocratic oath during covid that has trickled down to many medical students today. Dadominate--Well, it took me all of about two minutes to find this video on Youtube. It is part of a collection of videos that Harvard med students create. It is certainly nothing that interests me but I do realize that in this TikTok, Instagram world in which we live, young people make and post videos about everything. I would also point out that it was created three years ago and not this year as you assumed.. Details matter. I would think that a research scientist would have gone to the primary source and not relied on some account wrapped up in Wokeness on the platform formerly known as Twitter.
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Post by Tom on May 8, 2024 7:13:53 GMT -5
HC just started finals. I think, from a strictly scheduling standpoint, this would almost eliminate the possibility of any protests on campus. Especially if the school still does exams on Saturdays
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Post by hcpride on May 8, 2024 7:29:32 GMT -5
HC just started finals. I think, from a strictly scheduling standpoint, this would almost eliminate the possibility of any protests on campus. Especially if the school still does exams on Saturdays Perhaps, and fingers crossed regarding the graduation ceremony. The pro-Hamas crew is certainly capable of interrupting school operations and ceremonies…they’re not particularly concerned with the rights and sensibilities of others.
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Post by rgs318 on May 8, 2024 7:33:42 GMT -5
...or apparently even with the Hamas murder of innocent civilians and children...if the victims are Jewish.
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Post by Tom on May 8, 2024 7:55:08 GMT -5
HC just started finals. I think, from a strictly scheduling standpoint, this would almost eliminate the possibility of any protests on campus. Especially if the school still does exams on Saturdays Perhaps, and fingers crossed regarding the graduation ceremony. The pro-Hamas crew is certainly capable of interrupting school operations and ceremonies…they’re not particularly concerned with the rights and sensibilities of others. Although I am hopeful things go without a hitch, this might be a rare instance when graduating in the Centrum is a good thing. Generally easier to control an indoor environment. In a kinder, gentler era, my graduation was protested because the school was giving an honorary degree to a government official who bombed his own people, but the protests really didn't interrupt things too badly
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