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Hot take: Approval delays are the new way to censor campus talks
Honestly, I saw a student group try to host a debate on political issues last year. Tbh, the college office kept them waiting for months with endless paperwork and meetings. Ngl, they'd ask for one thing, then another, dragging it out week after week. We all knew it was just a tactic to run out the clock until interest died down. By the time they got a flat no, the whole school year was basically over. That kind of slow-roll silence feels just as bad as an outright ban. It's frustrating how they use time to stop speech without looking bad.
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henry13727d agoMost Upvoted
Got a prof to push it through, beat the red tape.
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lopez.brooke8d ago
Exactly, it's just a soft veto. They make the process so long and full of pointless steps that your idea dies of old age before it gets a real yes or no. It lets them avoid the bad look of a straight up rejection while getting the same result. You need someone with a little power to cut through that mess, otherwise you're just stuck in a waiting game you can't win.
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torres.hayden27d ago
Yeah that "slow-roll silence" is real. My buddy's film club tried to show a documentary and they got stuck in permit hell for so long the filmmaker's tour dates passed. How is that not just saying no without saying it?
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