I hate South Bend for numerous reasons, but I want to focus on the latest one in this entry.
During February the past two years, Notre Dame has hosted a Queer Film Festival. The Festival is scheduled for its third iteration in February. Last year (or earlier this year, if you don't think in terms of an academic schedule), the Festival made national news because of its suprising location. So, this year, the newly inaugurated President John Jenkins, C.S.C., appointed a committee to consider the fate of the Festival. Currently, the spoken objection is simply that the word Festival conjures up a support for a certain side of a debate, not an exercise in academic freedom. The identity of members of the committee is being kept secret, and in the end, Father Jenkins can do what he wants. However, the ranking of Notre Dame as the No. 1 place for unqueerfriendliness will only be solidified if the Festival is eliminated.
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