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Chancellor Vitter Responds to ASB “Sanctuary City” Resolution, ASB Apologizes
Yesterday, a resolution was brought forth by the Ole Miss Associated Student Body that aimed to make University of Mississippi grounds a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants. Later in the day, Chancellor Vitter released this statement in response to the drafted legislation.
The Executive Officers of ASB released this statement on their social media pages following the report that the resolution would not be voted on at last night’s meeting.
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JW
November 30, 2016 at 12:55 pm
Good for Vitter! We don’t need to be a sanctuary for illegal immigrants! ASB is way too liberal for the basic conservative values of the majority of Ole Miss students and alums…
Cait K.
November 30, 2016 at 4:54 pm
In response to the “ASB is way too liberal for the basic conservative values of the majority of Ole Miss students and alums…”. First of all, the students vote for ASB so ASB IS a representation of what the students want (at least, a representation of the students who take an active interest in their campus). I recently graduated from Ole Miss and it was such a wonderful time to be on campus, ASB was making bold steps and it encouraged lively participation from all sides. I had the pleasure of truly seeing student voices ringing out, from all positions, across campus. I’ll take that over a passive environment any day.
With respect to alums. Part of being an alum is hoping to be a part of positive legacy. The University is not beholden to the appeasement of alums. The University is a living thing, something that grows and evolves with every entering class. Another great thing about my time at Ole Miss was seeing some of the cobwebs dusted off of my now alma mater and seeing new and significant progress happening right alongside the proud legacy and tradition of the University.
If the campus was in the business of helping alums preserve nostalgia, nothing would ever get done, the university would never experience positive growth, and the reputation of the school would eventually fade into irrelevancy. As alums, our jobs are not to make sure that Ole Miss remains a time capsule of our times there but rather we should nurture and encourage growth of the university and ensure that our school continues a standard of excellence. This doesn’t necessarily mean agreeing with everything that passes through the campus. But it does mean recognizing that things evolve and that it is better to bend in the direction of what we believe will better our alma mater, rather than being so firmly planted and unyielding that we contribute nothing at all.
Tread
November 30, 2016 at 5:51 pm
Well said Cait. A University should be a place for free discussion. Compassion is a value in short supply today.
Debbie C
November 30, 2016 at 6:11 pm
I agree with some parts of both of these commentators. However, the university should not be a place for sanctuary of undocumented immigrants. The university is a place where freedom of speech exists, but its main purpose is for teaching and providing a safe environment for students to learn. The parents of students and sometimes students themselves, pay to attend Ole Miss. As regards to giving into the desires of alumni, we are part of the university just as much as students, faculty and staff.
Not only for learning and safety purposes, but making a university a sanctuary city would force alumni to withdraw their contributions to the institution, therefore causing lower enrollment because the university can not afford to provide the best facilities, faculty, etc. We all want to be compassionate to others, but when you get right down to it, ask yourself, How would I feel if my sister were Kate Steinle?
LD
December 1, 2016 at 2:40 pm
So breaking the law is bad with regards to opinions you disagree with, but good when they agree with your viewpoint.
Hypocrisy
Greg B.
December 1, 2016 at 3:39 pm
Well said, Cait. The chancellor’s statement makes the point of saying all students should be able to have a healthy debate on issues. So … Students can debate, they just can’t take action? Huh? The ASB should do what it thinks is right. Pass a resolution if they want to. If students don’t like it, recall or impeach the student leaders. That’s how free speech and democracy work. This sounds like the way things are done in a police state. I was one of the students who ran the Daily Mississippian when I was there. If these statements had been issued while we were there, we would be ripping the administration a new one — and asking why student leaders rolled over. Come on, Ole Miss folks. Be leaders.
Jean H.
December 1, 2016 at 4:05 pm
All representative, whether is student government, or city, state, federal, represent the people who vote them in. They should be voting the way the people would, not their own way. If the students of Ole Miss do not want to be a sanctuary campus, then the student leaders have a duty to vote that way.
Greg B.
December 1, 2016 at 8:33 pm
That makes a lot of sense. So what was the vote of every member of the student body? The leaders need know so they can vote that way. Was it 16,378 against a sanctuary and 3,917 for it? I missed that news story. Same for Congress. Before passing legislation they need to know the position of every American so they can cast their vote that way. If that was the system, we would not need any elected officials to rubber stamp a bill. Just interview every American and implement the decision. That isn’t logical of course. That’s why we have representative government. The leaders learn as much as they can and then come to a decision they think/hope is the best for everyone. That’s what the ASB should be allowed to do. It’s the foundation of our democracy.