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Columbia University alumni, Matt Sanchez, shares the rules for Columbia students during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit on Monday, Sept. 24th.
Via email:
Dear GS students,Yesterday, a number of student leaders met with President Bollinger to
address concerns about the campus visit of Iranian President Ahmadinejad
on Monday, Sept. 24th, as part of the World Leaders Forum
http://www.worldleaders.columbia.edu/. We know this is a controversial
event and we encourage you to read President Bollinger's statement on
this invitation to Ahmadinejad to speak on campus:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/news/07/09/sipairan.html.As with all Columbia University World Leader Forums, attendance at this
event is limited and reservations must be made through an on-line
reservation system on the World Leaders Forum website:
http://www.worldleaders.columbia.edu/. This event, which is limited to
600 audience members, was filled within one hour of being posted on the
website; 80% of the seats for this event were reserved for students.
Students leaders asked President Bollinger and his staff if there was a
way to broadcast the forum on campus and if there would be a way for
students not in attendance to submit questions for the Q and A section
of the forum. The university is now exploring ways that this forum can
be viewed more widely on campus by members of the university community.
Also, the university has made arrangements for students to submit
questions in advance of the forum on Monday. Anyone wishing to submit a
question may do so by e-mailing to the following address:
worldleaders@columbia.edu. We suggest that you identify yourself as a
Columbia student when submitting your question. We have been told that
questions will be randomly selected and asked at the forum along with
those questions from the audience members in attendance. More
information about this will be posted on the World Leader website later
today.Dean Stellini from the GS Dean of Students Office will be sending out an
email later today or this weekend concerning student protests that are
planned for Monday related to this event. The administration of the
university and the Office of Public Safety are working closely with
student groups to facilitate these protests. We want to take this
opportunity to remind students of the University Rules of Conduct:
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/facets/0708_appendices.pdf The Rules of
University Conduct (Chapter XLIV of the Statutes of the University)
provide special disciplinary rules applicable to demonstrations,
rallies, picketing, and the circulation of petitions. These rules are
designed to protect the rights of free expression through peaceful
demonstration while at the same time ensuring the proper functioning of
the University and the protection of the rights of those who may be
affected by such demonstrations. The Rules of University Conduct are
University-wide and supersede all other rules of any school or division.
All University faculty, students, and staff are responsible for
compliance with the Rules of University Conduct. Copies of the full text
are available in FACETS: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/facets/ and at the
Office of the University Senate, 406 Low Memorial Library.Given the heighten level of security expected on campus on Monday due to
this event and two additional World Leader Forums, we want to remind
students to make sure to have their Columbia i.d.'s on hand.Mary McGee
Dean of Students and Associate Dean of Faculty
On behalf of the Dean of Students Office
Columbia University School of General Studies
"We have been told that questions will be randomly selected "
That should interesting.
As one commenter said : "We can only hope this little twerp trips, falls, and breaks his freakin neck on the way. Cross my fingers , legs and eyes!!!!"
I second that, crossing my fingers and toes.
