Universities shouldn't be safe spaces, I quite agree. That's why I'm so glad my alma mater had packs of lions roaming the campus. Obviously there are all kinds

Universities shouldn't be safe spaces, I quite agree. That's why I'm so glad my alma mater had packs of lions roaming the campus. Obviously there are all kinds of things we do to ensure that universities are safe in different ways, and we find ways to try and ensure this safety doesn't interfere too much with learning. Why shouldn't this concern for safety extend to the mental health of students? Chanting "universities are not safe spaces" is a way of avoiding thinking about what kinds of safety we already provide or could provide, and how we can combine these kinds of safety with the challenging education that everyone recognizes is an important part of higher education.