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81. Is this the type of critical thinking one expects from institutes of higher learning?

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Columbia protesters want to be fed while the occupy campus building [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2024 OP

Failure to plan on your part CanonRay Apr 2024 #1

Did we watch the same video? That's not what I heard her say. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 #2

"I guess its a matter of do you want students to starve or die of dehydration because they disagree with you" RandySF Apr 2024 #8

That was stupid on her part. If she paid for a meal plan, she can go to the cafeteria to eat her meal. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 #11

How do you get a meal on campus if you are expelled? ripcord Apr 2024 #13

Yeah, there's that too. I'm not one of the protesters. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 #15

I interpreted the quote exactly as Frum did. Progressive dog Apr 2024 #45

Maybe... edisdead Apr 2024 #58

Is this the type of critical thinking one expects from institutes of higher learning? JohnSJ Apr 2024 #81

Which colleges give room service to students as part of their meal plan? wnylib Apr 2024 #41

Is the university "obligated" to check on every meal plan student in case they're dehydrated or hungry? betsuni Apr 2024 #77

Yup. Irrational demands by the students should be met with wnylib Apr 2024 #82

I don't know, but it's the one I wish I went to. Ray Bruns Apr 2024 #79

I didn't live on campus, so no meal plan for me. wnylib Apr 2024 #87

Since the students are violating the school's wnylib Apr 2024 #36

Exactly. "Humanitarian aid." betsuni Apr 2024 #40

that's an insult to the real victims in gaza catsudon Apr 2024 #113

If only they expressed anger at Hamas. wnylib May 2024 #115

They can go to the cafeteria or McDonald's like everyone else. TheKentuckian Apr 2024 #53

There must be water in the building radical noodle Apr 2024 #71

Yeah, but it comes out of faucets Retrograde Apr 2024 #90

I thought the same. LisaM Apr 2024 #99

Agree... keep the water on unless radical noodle Apr 2024 #108

The building contains no faucets. Igel Apr 2024 #83

We're asking them to not violently stop us from bringing in basic humanitarian aid." JI7 Apr 2024 #18

It was so painful to watch I almost felt bad for her sarisataka Apr 2024 #19

As if the occupied building will be littered with protesters' skeletons after a few days. betsuni Apr 2024 #42

Oh dear. LisaM Apr 2024 #54

My bet is DaBronx Apr 2024 #107

Performance protests to mimic their version of wnylib Apr 2024 #38

They confuse themselves with people currently living in Gaza. Igel Apr 2024 #84

NEWSFLASH to Columbia students: LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2024 #100

She says right at the being, "First of all, they're obligated to provide food to students who pay for a meal plan here." SunSeeker Apr 2024 #68

That's how my meal plan worked too. mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2024 #72

Entitled revolutionaries. When I live in a dorm, I had to go to the Dining hall. If I had a class during scheduled meal debm55 Apr 2024 #74

We could have a brown-bag lunch made. Igel Apr 2024 #85

These assholes need to be arrested, prosecuted and if they are students expelled LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2024 #98

Finally! They can go videotape themselves someplace else Nixie Apr 2024 #112

basic humanitarian aid? catsudon Apr 2024 #111

Surround the building, shut off all utilities, and wait them out. Then divest them from the university. Efilroft Sul Apr 2024 #3

This. FalloutShelter Apr 2024 #5

No RandySF Apr 2024 #4

Don't forget the water ripcord Apr 2024 #6

For the sake of the people who will have to clean up the mess that will be left behind dflprincess Apr 2024 #66

Well, that is a salient point Hekate Apr 2024 #69

Yes, the minimum wage workers who clean up. Pseudo-revolutionaries love to use the word "solidarity." betsuni Apr 2024 #86

No, be truly vicious and cruel. Igel Apr 2024 #88

Send them the expired Skittles the Palestinians don't want. TheProle Apr 2024 #7

Entitled brat nocoincidences Apr 2024 #9

(supposedly) suffering famine? enid602 Apr 2024 #103

Columbia's response should be, "Nope." Jedi Guy Apr 2024 #10

Agree. Since when is a university obligated to allow wnylib Apr 2024 #48

Ok now...this is hilarious. Once they are expelled, they can go back to having daddy's butler feed them. tritsofme Apr 2024 #12

This is from her bio. Ace Rothstein Apr 2024 #14

Maybe let's not pay off that student loan Sympthsical Apr 2024 #26

Agriculture, industry, and technology have separated us from that. lapfog_1 Apr 2024 #56

Absolutely agreed Sympthsical Apr 2024 #65

Very good, and you made me laugh Hekate Apr 2024 #67

I'll give it my best shot. I'm not fluent in Idiotese, though, so some of the subtleties may be lost. Jedi Guy Apr 2024 #29

Good translating! mcar Apr 2024 #39

You left out the inevitable Mr.Bill Apr 2024 #59

Dammit, you're right. In my defense, I did say my Idiotese was pretty rusty. Good catch, though, thanks! N/T Jedi Guy Apr 2024 #62

you should apply for a job at the state department. they could use your translating skills lol Takket Apr 2024 #104

I think you nailed it. 3catwoman3 Apr 2024 #106

Excellent translation.... Tarheel_Dem May 2024 #116

Translation services complete! EllieBC Apr 2024 #32

Sure. Igel Apr 2024 #89

Revolution is romantic. Except when you get dehydrated, miss a meal, can't take a shower betsuni May 2024 #117

Get fvcked budkin Apr 2024 #16

Didn't they learn anything from the Bundys? sarisataka Apr 2024 #17

Milwaukee irish julmur Apr 2024 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author wnylib Apr 2024 #51

Screw that DetroitLegalBeagle Apr 2024 #21

"Install cellphone and wifi jammers around it." Jedi Guy Apr 2024 #31

My 16 year old figured out how to order uber eats when he was away at a school competition - TBF Apr 2024 #22

What is pissing them off is that the university isn't allowing any food deliveries ripcord Apr 2024 #25

Maybe they can be lured out with avocado toast JoseBalow Apr 2024 #50

Their group has already devolved to the point where they are taking hostages, why would any delivery person risk that? Lancero Apr 2024 #27

Fucking bums need to get a real job dalton99a Apr 2024 #23

Humanitarian aid? mzmolly Apr 2024 #24

LOL!!!!!!!!! Check your privilege at the door!!! LeftInTX Apr 2024 #97

I wouldn't give them shit. NavyDem Apr 2024 #28

That's exactly what they should it. question everything Apr 2024 #30

Shutting the utilities down will make them stink and worry. mymomwasright Apr 2024 #33

What an insult to the cause she supposedly supports Raven123 Apr 2024 #34

Apparently she was selected as leader because she's adept at catch phases. littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 #60

Why would the university enable them to continue to act like this? Wingus Dingus Apr 2024 #35

Do they want beds and comforters too? mcar Apr 2024 #37

Popcorn and a movie... littlemissmartypants Apr 2024 #61

I expected this. Progressive dog Apr 2024 #43

Millennial cosplay. Boomerproud Apr 2024 #44

She does not yet realize she will be expelled? Dave says Apr 2024 #46

I do not recall that students who occupied university buildings wanted the administration to feed them Hekate Apr 2024 #73

What? No Snickers bars came with the tear gas? Dave says Apr 2024 #78

I agree with you Hekate. I wonder where they stand on the situation in the Sudan.? debm55 Apr 2024 #92

These aren't protests, there riots.. DemocratInPa Apr 2024 #47

Good point Dave says Apr 2024 #52

*they're Dave says Apr 2024 #80

This isn't The Onion? JoseBalow Apr 2024 #49

That really was as much lame shit as I thought it was, wasn't it? NBachers Apr 2024 #55

Oh brother Rebl2 Apr 2024 #57

I'm guessing the vending machines have been emptied nowforever Apr 2024 #63

Let them call skip the dishes, see if they will deliver for them and they pay. Bev54 Apr 2024 #64

Entitled much? Warpy Apr 2024 #70

Avocado toast WhatTheFlux Apr 2024 #75

next time occupy the cafeteria WhatTheFlux Apr 2024 #76

These people are absurd Sugarcoated Apr 2024 #91

She's right. That was crazy to say. "Basic humanitarian aid" Solly Mack Apr 2024 #93

They're about to get their food, but in jail. SunSeeker Apr 2024 #94

Knowing this crew, they will protest the jail food and the inhumane conditions at the jail. LeftInTX Apr 2024 #110

A bit of 1-800-Chutzpah. Golden Raisin Apr 2024 #95

whelp, they got tear gas instead of food Takket Apr 2024 #96

Students might "die of dehydration and starvation," need "basic humanitarian aid" and betsuni Apr 2024 #101

. @Columbia issues statement as NYPD enters campus and mass arrests begin: LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2024 #102

SUNY DaBronx Apr 2024 #105

How embarrassing for them. Privileged campus clowns Nixie Apr 2024 #109

She reminds me of a character out of a Woody Allen movie. LeftInTX May 2024 #114

This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2024 #118

I love the comments being added to these tweets LetMyPeopleVote May 2024 #119

Princeton University student: "My peers and I are starving." LetMyPeopleVote May 2024 #120