Campus Reform: North Carolina State University at Raleigh

Nothing offends the campus left-wing elite quite like... chicken sandwiches?

At Duke University's School of Law, the Federalist Society has spurred some controversy with the campus left.  How so?  By serving Chick-Fil-A sandwiches to attendees at the groups lectures and legal seminars. 

For a while now, Chick-Fil-A has been the object of disdain for the LGBT community.  As a self-described Christian company, Chick-Fil-A is closed on Sundays and considers civic and church involvement in their hiring process.  The company really made waves in 2011 when they sponsored a pro-traditional marriage event in Pittsburgh, PA.

The administrators at UNC know no bounds. 

The University has stoked the fire and the saga at UNC Chapel Hill has come roaring back to life. Yesterday, UNC-CH Chancellor Holden Thorp along with UNC System President Thomas Ross placed a plaque to commemorate a court decision that forced UNC to allow Communist speakers on campus.

Liberals at UNC are getting away with murder.

Once and for all the UNC-CH Student Congress killed a funding request to bring conservative commentator Ann Coulter to campus. This has left the College Republicans with no funding to bring Ms. Coulter to campus. The group must now seek alternative sources of funding or cancel the long planned event.

What do you do when your university is located in Greenville, NC hours from the closest beach? Well, if you are East Carolina University, you spend over a million dollars to bring it to you. 

Liberal bias isn't just in the administration.

The Student Government at UNC Chapel Hill denied funding for a long planned event to host conservative icon Ann Coulter.

The Daily Tarheel reported that the College Republicans have been fundraising for the event. Alex Pfadt, the CRs Secretary, claims the demand that the group raise the rest of the $15,000 alone would be impossible.

The University of North Carolina has refused to fund a proposed speaking event by renowned commentator and author Ann Coulter. 

Instead of allocating money to pay for speakers' fees, as is customary, the University's Student Congress instead only offered to pay a ¼ of the speakers' fees and loan the College Republicans $15,000, which would be required to be paid back by June 30.  Obviously, raising $15,000 over the course of a school year is nearly impossible for a lone campus chapter, and would hinder efforts to hold other events throughout the year.

This denial of funds has forced the cancellation of the event, which had been planned for September 20. 

"I feel like we really got gypped," says College Republicans' Chairman Greg Steele.  "I don't see how it is justified to make us raise that much money to pay back. And we just can't find a way to do that - that's why we're pushing the event back and starting all over again."  

Alex Pfadt, the secretary of College Republicans, says that the Student Congress has made an impossible request.  "The blatant partisanship and clear bias that occurred when voting is devastating and unfair," Pfadt notes, adding that Coulter's visit would energize both sides of the political spectrum.  "She gets people interested and engaged," Pfadt says.

Steele pointed out that he had in the past supported allocations for all sides of the political spectrum, including the college Democrats.  "As a two-term member of Student Congress, I have always supported the body for its ability to provide all UNC students with an enriched experience. Students from smaller universities marvel at our ability to support numerous groups, a tradition that should be protected and should always be kept ethical."

The debate on the right to association is heating up at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. 

The student newspaper The Daily Tarheel, reported that a Christian acapella group Psalm 100 has come under investigation by administrators after they voted to remove an openly homosexual member.

Ask any student organization what they need the most, and you will get the same answer: money.  Whether it's for hosting speakers, doing activism, or recruiting new members, conservative groups on college campuses understand that funding is often in short supply.

Conservative students at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill may have found a solution to the problem.

Members of various conservative organzations across campus have come together to create the Carolina Liberty Foundation (CLF) - a non-profit organization to raise money for conservative speakers and events on campus.

The CLF works with university alumni and local conservative residents to raise funds for campus groups.  Members reach out to donors through personal solicitation, direct mail, and other mechanisms.

Some student organizations are content with hosting an event or two each semester.  The Students for Life (SFL) at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill is not one of those groups.

SFL kicked off this past semester by traveling to Washington, DC for the annual March for Life.  That was just the beginning.

During the debate over the federal budget, members of the group sent emails to their legislators to encourage them to de-fund Planned Parenthood.

SLF also hosted a number of speakers this past semester.  Former abortionist Dr. John Bruchalski addressed the group at the beginning of the semester.  Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life of America, spoke on campus in April.  SFL also hosted an event with Silent No More, a group of women who have had abortions and now speak out against the practice.