Students remain split on faculty’s decision
The Ward Churchill issue has been causing controversy for years on the CU campus. With his recent firing, students have sounded off supporting both sides.
“I think Churchill deserved to get fired. What he said was out of line.”
–Phil McMichael, sophomore open-option major
“It’s unjustified. It’s political. The media took his statements out of context and the situation got out of control.”
–Erik DeRoin, senior philosophy major
“I see both sides of the coin. I think Churchill has the right to sue the school if he believes his rights have been violated.”
–Erica Silverman, freshman ecology and evolutionary biology major
“From what I’ve been told it seems like he deserved to be fired, but I also think Churchill experienced a bad run of luck.”
–Cedric Wane, junior mathematics major
“I have mixed feelings about Churchill being fired. I do think he should have been punished but firing him was too harsh. Also, I think there are a lot of students who support Churchill and the university did not take student opinions into consideration.”
–Lauren Hunt, freshman pre-journalism major
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