Jeffrey St. Clair
The repressive and knee-jerk actions by the administrators of Kent State University represent yet another blow to free expression and academic freedom. One would have thought that Kent State was consecrated ground, a national memorial for the dangers of allowing police and military troops to run roughshod over the fields of learning. The petty and vicious attempt to expel Dave Airhart for trying to keep other students from being seduced or bribed into signing up for an illegal and immoral war is not only another black mark on the reputation of Kent State but an insidious threat to the rights of students across the nation. The administrators need to wise up and back off. Airhart should be invited to provide an address to the university, not run out of town.
Jeffrey St. Clair
CounterPunch