Learning that actions have consequences.
Via The College Fix:
Student protesters at Swarthmore College feel that one of the school’s core values is “under attack” … all because they discovered they’re actually not permitted to do whatever the heck they want.
Last month, members of the anti-fossil fuel group Mountain Justice occupied Chief Investment Officer Mark C. Amstutz’s office to denounce the school’s investments in fossil fuels. This past week, five of the group were cited for their (alleged) refusal to vacate the premises.
According to Philly.com, the quintet face punishment ranging from a warning to probation.
Swarthmore President Valerie Smith said in a statement that, while the school has “proud tradition” of free expression, the activists prevented Amstutz “from completing all but the most menial of tasks and restricting his movements and rights.”
Will Marchese, one of the five students cited, griped that even a warning would be “against college values.” He said the occupiers didn’t do anything “inappropriate,” and “actually helped Amstutz shred documents.”[…]
Mountain Justice has a history at the college; in 2013 with the topic being fossil fuel investment and the school’s $1.5 billion endowment, the group “disrupted [a Board of Managers] meeting, seized control, and shouted down others.”
One might think M.J. would be a bit more grateful considering that in 2013 then-Swarthmore President Rebecca Chopp utilized funds from her own office to charter buses for the group’s attendance at a Keystone XL pipeline protest.