The DePaul University administration announced that it is banning political chalking because of pro-Trump slogans written on the sidewalk. The university also claims that because of its nonprofit status, the slogans are deemed partisan and therefore illegal. Campus Reform: “While these chalk messages are part of national agendas in a heated political battle, they appeared on campus at a time of significant racial tension in our country and on college campuses. DePaul is no exception,” Depaul’s vice president for student affairs Eugene Zdziarski wrote in a campus-wide email obtained by Campus Reform. “The university has been addressing campus climate issues in an effort to provide an inclusive and supportive educational environment. In this context, many students, faculty and staff found the chalk messages offensive, hurtful and divisive.” What sort of messages did the administration deem "offensive"? Last week,...(Read Full Post)