Students protest Jenna Fischer talk over recent incidents at DePauw

Great way to ensure celebrity guests thinking twice before booking events on campus.

to say you don't feel safe in Greencastle, because of some fool who makes racist comments, is over reacting. You are safer in Greencastle as you are in most places. It is sad to see messages like this, but there are better ways to address the problem than the way it was done.

You fools. If you do not feel "safe", go where you do feel safe.

Wow. How rude to interrupt a lecturer to get your point across. And just what is it that the offended students want the University to do? DePauw has to have time to investigate what is going on. What will come of this story if the truth comes out that the perpetrator is a black kid trying to race bait for a sociology class experiment, and not some local redneck gun toter with a hitler tattoo on his left butt cheek.

Parents who are paying over $63,000 per year tuition at DePauw may just want to pull their protesting kids from there and send them to a State University. Maybe a stint in the U.S. Military would ground them in reality.

This has to be one of the most embarrassing ways this campus could've received attention. If I were a stake holder there, I'd start questioning my association to it.

The misguided crew steering these instant gratification ships tend to be navigated by liberal websites with biased instruction at their helm. Sadly, the precedent in this country boils down to bending left until bows break, and as a result, learning environments are now nothing more than peoples' podiums of political discourse, mediums of political correctness, and forced cultural indoctrination enabled by idiotic instructors who incentivize disruption.

Welcome to the New World.

I am ashamed to have been born in Greencastle. This was one of the rudest acts yet at DePauw University. How can you not feel safe? Has there been anything other than words? No one has been hurt, suck it up and act like the young adults you are! Each one of you should not only be ashamed for what you have done but should be punished for it. Yes there is a thing called freedom of speech but you are not allowing the people who wrote the words to have it so why should you?

What this article fails to mention is the fact that the protesters yelled at Ms. Fischer when she called it an "interruption" and also that the protesters yelled "all white people are racist". There were a lot of young people at this lecture simply because they were fans of Jenna Fischer. They were frightened and threatened by their actions. If DePauw knew ahead of time that this was going to happen and told Ms. Fischer, they should have told the entire audience so that no one would be frightened and threatened. Shame on DePauw.

Just another day at a fine Liberal institution. Nothing to see here.

"You fools. If you do not feel "safe", go where you do feel safe.

-- Posted by GRNT"

Shouldn't that be everywhere??

"Great way to ensure celebrity guests thinking twice before booking events on campus.

-- Posted by kbmom"

I think that was the point.

"I am ashamed to have been born in Greencastle. This was one of the rudest acts yet at DePauw University. How can you not feel safe? Has there been anything other than words? No one has been hurt, suck it up and act like the young adults you are! Each one of you should not only be ashamed for what you have done but should be punished for it. Yes there is a thing called freedom of speech but you are not allowing the people who wrote the words to have it so why should you?

-- Posted by putnamcountyproud"

Freedom of speech is a thing, but it can and should be deterred when that speech is violent or threatening. No one has been hurt, but their lives have been threatened. I don't agree that interrupting and carrying on for as long as they did was the right way to do, it at least they stood up and let people know they will not be silent.

That is so rude. Shows how little they appreciate Jenna actually taking her time to come here.

What a rude interruption last night. What you were upset about didn't bother me. How you presented yourselves did bother me. What I witnessed was a group of loud, disrespectful students shouting over each other so that no one could be heard, very foul language, starting arguments with audience members, unwillingness to work with DePauw officials who were trying to understand what you wanted, and very little civility. And complete disrespect for a visiting lecturer whose topic had nothing to do with your agenda. Your behavior last night, both inside and outside the building hardly makes me want to stand up and fight against racisim. Rather, it left me with wanting to hear no more of your points. There is such a thing as civility and choosing the right platform to air your grievances. That was hardly either. Shame on DePauw for allowing this to happen. Wrong arena. My ears are now closed to hearing any more about racism in this town or trying to do anything about it.

Wait until these future job holders start raising families,paying taxes,home mortgages,insurance,etc. They'll realize they made a mountain out of a molehill.

Doesn’t DePauw policy dictate protests must be announced before taking place? So DePauw officials knew the protest was going to take place but didnt give a heads up to attendees so families could make a decision whether to go to the lecture and subject their young ones to the chaos? Oh. But. Wait. According to some protesters, it’s nothing compared to what they went through at 6. What a disconcerting way of thinking. And yes, no one is trying to down play your situation or your right to protest...and here’s the BUT: why the use of awful language? Why scare and flip a 6 year old off and call her privileged? Why that venue? Why call families who were removing themselves from the situation names? You wanted attention brought to light. You got negative attention, good job. Call the news stations and protest the admin buildings...that’s who your beef is with! Man oh man have you messed up this time....wrong, wrong, wrong!

I still haven’t heard or read about any physical threats; only some words said and written. “Sticks & Stones” snowflakes!

Well careful listener..how does a rational person defend the use of such vulgar language to get a point across? And defend berating families who made a choice to remove scared, young ones from the situation and possibly getting injured? And Defend FLIPPING OFF AN INNOCENT CRYING CHILD? There is a student who made terrible choices at social gatherings and school administrators aren’t taking action. I’d be ****** too! And here’s your “but”... use a level head and present your grievances in a manner that compliments the message presented. Unfortunately, The message received now isn’t sympathetic to the cause. Presentation is essential.

I heard that Cloverdale is going to build a wall to keep the radicals from the north from invading our home land. Now we don't feel safe. Donald Trump, please help us build the wall!!

Am I missing a vital point reading these posts? Where does it say that DePauw knew these protests were going to happen? Why be down on DePauw? It is certain studdents only.

@Nit - They gave Jenna a heads-up about possible demonstrations before her event.

Thank you. I do not read that in this article. It states "were you aware of the happenings" and not was she aware there may be protests.

Can’t finish your “liberal” education without checking off the last few boxes. No self respecting lib would accept their degree next month without first protesting something by screaming unintelligibly.

@Nit - Check out today's post:

http://www.bannergraphic.com/story/2505572.html

Maybe I'm reading things incorrectly but I think it indicates that they provided her with notice that she might witness demonstrations. (It's near the middle of the page where it talks about her Tweeting things.)

If they all feel so unsafe..then why has so many "distinguished" alums purchased buildings downtown and spent millions to serve food. Obviously they felt safe. Students please do your protesting in a "distinguished" way. And then thank a serviceman or service woman for making it your "right" to do this.