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Moral
Bankruptcy
We count ourselves among those who question the wisdom of BYU's Board
of Trustees inviting Cheney to speak, given the moral bankruptcy of
his record.
Listen to a NPR
report by
Howard Burkes. |
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Petition
to oppose Dick Cheney's BYU Speech
Over 3,000 students,
alumni and some faculty signed a petition opposing Cheney's BYU appearance.
Now that the event is over, the organizers are preparing to send the
petition to Church headquarters. |
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Adam
Barlow - Free Speech Zone at BYU
Informative video
clip about two hours of free speech at BYU and about some very relevant
and respectful questions by Adam Barlow that were raised and ignored
during a Q&A session with BYU pres. Cecil Samuelson. |
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BYU
Alternative Commencement
BYU students, faculty, alumni, and friends determined to make their
voices count, were marching to an alternative commencement following
the official graduation ceremony. The complete
audio of the commencement. |
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Elisa
Bushman - Motivated to make a Difference
The applause
and cheering lasted for a long time and then it was time to begin
the ceremony. An opening prayer was given by Elisa Bushman, one of
the BYU organizing students and MESJ chapter contact person. |
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Ralph
Nader and Brigham Young
Ralph Nader accepted an invitation
by BYU students to speak after Vice President Dick Cheney would
address graduates. Few may realize that Ralph Nader and Brigham
Young have similar opinions...
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Eric Bybee
- an Alternative Vision for our Country
"A lot
of people said we couldn't do this, or that we shouldn't do this,"
said Eric. "We've received ridicule, threats, been called names.
Many people have laughed and jeered. But here we are." |
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Ashley
Sanders - Noble to Create and Revise
A moving and
compelling address by Ashley Sanders, one of the organizers of the
BYU Alternative Commencement for the class of 2007.
Read the entire speech. |
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Warner
P. Woodworth on Dick Cheney
Dick
Cheney came to BYU to speak at commencement exercises. We have the
dubious distinction of having honored a U.S. official who is going
down in flames before our very eyes. |
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Joe
Vogel - an interview on Democracy Now TV
An interview
with one of the organizers of the Alternative Commencement; Joe
Vogel, a graduate student at BYU. He is also the author
of the book "Free Speech 101: The Utah Valley Uproar Over Michael
Moore." |
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Bart
Tippetts MESJ
"We want to get back to the tradition at BYU... that
when we have commencement speakers we have spiritual leaders that
speak to the students of integrity, virtue and going to serve, not
a very provocative political leader who may have committed high crimes
and misdemeanors." Reports and pictures about the events. |
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Crystal
Young-Otterstrom - The Provo Paradox
If BYU encourages "balanced and respectful political
discourse among its faculty," Woodworth and other faculty members
should be applauded for tackling this issue with respect and eloquence.
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