Aggies must answer the call of conservatism
By: Clint Rainey
Issue date: 3/9/04 Section: Opinion
Kirk Hamm, a law student at the University of Colorado-Boulder, has proudly embraced a life many find laden with shame. No longer camouflaged, Hamm has emerged from his recessed life. He has come out of the closet.
In the process, Hamm has discovered a sense of pride in his alternative lifestyle and has found support from others who once hid, but now walk openly among society. This boldness is sweeping the nation, and unrest among an ever-growing minority is ensuing. Liberals, watch out because the rumors are true: College conservatism is on the upsurge.
Hamm, according to the CU newspaper, The Campus Press, is one of several hundred students at CU who took part in "Coming Out Day," an event sponsored by the College Republicans targeted at fostering conservative awareness and activism. The day was part of an entire month dedicated to exposing liberalism in academia while providing a haven for a minority that often faces merciless persecution on this notoriously left-leaning campus. Conservative Aggies should take note.
The event has triggered a small revolution at the CU campus. It has given many students courage to oppose hostility rooted in the professors and students. In a few weeks, these revolutionaries have overcome liberal naysayers who would oppose them, guaranteeing a free-flow of ideas and freedom of speech - the very embodiment of American institutions of
higher learning.
While this incident may seem inconsequential to the average American, it should inspire and even imply an obligation for the concerned conservative at Texas A&M . Evidence of an ideological revival among students such as this compels action on the part of conservative students.
This movement could finally repair the damages of a liberal sham guilty of hoodwinking students. It's the lie of liberalism that America can thank for convincing students that liberal extremism is a vital college prerequisite, surpassed in importance maybe by only the SAT. However, thanks to headway made by some concerned activists such as those at CU, there is a force that poses a threat to liberalism's comfortable existence.
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