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Josh
Mon, 15 May 2017 17:45:41 +0000

On October 23, 2012 President Ray, Vice President McCambridge, and Director of Facilities Services Martorello were found guilty by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals of violating the 1st Amendment Rights of a student-written newspaper at OSU . Larry Roper was also a defendant in this case although he was found innocent. However, the court did find that Mr. Roper was aware of the 1st Amendment violations because he received a CC of an email complaint sent to President Ray. What did Larry Roper, who was then the Vice Provost of Student Affairs, do? Apparently nothing. In fact, when this court case was under consideration he said on his Twitter feed, “My colleagues are brilliant.” To which colleagues was he referring? The ones who were about to be found guilty of violating students’ First Amendment Rights?

Let us look at the stated goals of the OSU Division of Student Affairs as taken from the official OSU webpage:

Goals: The Division of Student Affairs will focus our energy and resources on the following aspects of community development:

We will create environments that strengthen holistic personal development and well-being of students.
We will cultivate a positive, inclusive and engaging campus community where multiple perspectives are openly shared and can thrive.
We will be a teaching and learning organization. We will enhance our own knowledge and the knowledge of others.
We will develop global citizens who are prepared and empowered to make meaningful contributions that are socially relevant.

By apparently standing silent about the 1st Amendment violations by the OSU President, Vice President, and Facilities Director, Mr. Roper clearly did not fulfill several of those goals. From available evident Mr. Roper did not lift a finger to help those students. Mr. Roper talks about diversity and inclusiveness but he seems to stand mute when diverse opinions are marginalized and silenced.

One of his most recent tweets says, “Campus’s (sic) must stand up to the fear being created by the policies of the current administration.” First, should we trust a man who clearly has no idea how to use an apostrophe? Secondly, did he stand up to the university administration he served when it used fearful tactics to suppress free speech? Third, what fear? Fourthly, do you think Mr. Roper cared in the least bit about folks who feared the administration of President Obama?

This man seems to be a partisan who does not care one whit for true diversity – the diversity of opinion. He couches his divisiveness and exclusionary tendencies in soft platitudes and ridiculous social justice jargon. In his own words, “Everybody does not receive the same benefits for their memberships,” and for people with whose politics he does not agree, it does not seem that he cares.