Portland State President Wim Wiewel released a statement on the morning of Nov. 10 in response to the recent presidential election.
The statement is as follows:
“Dear PSU students, staff and faculty,
Tuesday’s presidential election results have led to protests and in some cases tense exchanges on college campuses across the nation. I understand the shock, pain and unrest that this vitriolic campaign and election have caused many of us, and I understand why we need to express our feelings and opinions about it. I hope we can do so in a respectful and peaceful manner.
As many have noted, the election exposed some deep rifts throughout our nation and in our own communities. We cannot ignore this divide, and we must do all we can to reach out to and support those who feel threatened or disenfranchised. But this is also a time to reflect on the democratic institutions and beliefs that hold us together as a nation, as a community and as a campus.
For those of you who want a safe space to discuss the outcome of the election, or to simply read or study, I recommend any of our student cultural centers (http://www.pdx.edu/cultural-resource-centers/) or our Center for Student Health and Counseling (https://www.pdx.edu/shac/center-for-student-health-and-counseling).
Together, we can move forward in a spirit of trust, respect and goodwill as we continue to work for the values and changes in which we believe.”
Last night, thousands of protesters marched through downtown and shut down Portland’s highways for several hours.
Visit psuvanguard.com for ongoing coverage of the PSU community’s response to the election results.
Editor-in-cheese
Oh you fools! Your focus on ridiculous “safe spaces”, politically correct language, and the muzzling of intellect and free speech, instead of focusing on the real suffering of the working class, is what got us into this insane mess in the first place! Instead, you have focused your attentions on insulting the working class, and have caused them feel inferior, disposable, and vindictive. The intelligence of all of you could fit on the head of a pin. Oh, but you were all too busy feeling so smug about yourselves, and making money hand over fist in that city. You’ve read your Milton, you’ve read your Nietzsche, but you have no clue what any of it really means! The books are there for you, merely as social props and tribal tender and nothing more. I saw this scenario happening 14 years ago, which landed me in quite a fragile state, and the only ones who understood what the problem was, were the rare classics professors that you have continually marginalized as “obsolete”. They know much more than you think they do. (Thank you, Professor Goekjian, I will always be grateful.) And yet, academia persists in using politically correct language that will soon go the way of the dodo bird, and will be as relevant as the word “groovy” was in 1980. Hope you enjoy the future that your parroted phrases created for all of us! You played your parts well!