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> I have to pay for my college at a prestigious university out of my own pocket You can't really cry poverty at Columbia. For the past couple years they haven'

> I have to pay for my college at a prestigious university out of my own pocket You can't really cry poverty at Columbia. For the past couple years they haven't charged a cent for any students from families earning 150k/year or less. > The government should be holding universities who allow students to bully and block students from learning That's not remotely what this is about. They're using any angle they can find to curb-stomp higher education because it's a source of authority that does not come from The Leader. The picked the protests at Columbia, but they're cutting funding for others because of DEI policies, and if it isn't that they'll find some other excuse. In Maine it's because their governor won't give a "full throated apology"[1] for some imaginary offense. [1] https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/22/trump-demands-full-throated-apology-from-gov-mills-over-maines-transgender-athlete-policy/ https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/22/trump-demands-full-th...

MiiMe19 2y ago
Well, I have a bunch of successful parents that think that "higher education" == "converting kid to liberal trans gay woke person" that refuse to actually pay for education. I got an opportunity to go to a very prestigious program for CS that was my goal for my entire life. If the same thing that happened at Columbia happened at my university, I would be very upset because my one opportunity that my entire life has led up to is being ruined by a bunch of people who think that blocking classrooms and harassing people is the best way to get what they want.
- mullingitover 2y ago
  Ok, have they actually happened or are you spending irreplaceable moments of your life on HN getting upset about hypothetical scenarios? There are infinite problems that could happen, best to focus on the real ones.
  - MiiMe19 2y ago
    I like to put myself in the shoes of others when I think about how I should feel about something. If I had to experience what many students at Columbia are experiencing, I would be very upset.
    - mullingitover 2y ago
      Why not put yourself in the shoes of the legions of researchers who are having their careers and life's work thrown away by hardline politicians bent on destroying higher education because it's a threat to their power? There are far more of those than there are disgruntled Columbia students.
      - MiiMe19 2y ago
        I think that acting like the government refusing to fund a university where students are unable to learn because of rioters seems pretty rational. More likely that some secret conspiracy to shut down higher education by cutting funding exclusively from universities that make no effort to ensure students can actually learn in peace.
        mullingitover 2y ago
        > I think that acting like the government refusing to fund a university where students are unable to learn because of rioters seems pretty rational As I explained above, that's not remotely what this is about, and if none of the protests had happened Columbia would still be fighting for its life right now (just like every other university that has a large research budget is doing).

MiiMe19 2y ago

Well, I have a bunch of successful parents that think that "higher education" == "converting kid to liberal trans gay woke person" that refuse to actually pay for education. I got an opportunity to go to a very prestigious program for CS that was my goal for my entire life. If the same thing that happened at Columbia happened at my university, I would be very upset because my one opportunity that my entire life has led up to is being ruined by a bunch of people who think that blocking classrooms and harassing people is the best way to get what they want.

mullingitover 2y ago
Ok, have they actually happened or are you spending irreplaceable moments of your life on HN getting upset about hypothetical scenarios? There are infinite problems that could happen, best to focus on the real ones.
- MiiMe19 2y ago
  I like to put myself in the shoes of others when I think about how I should feel about something. If I had to experience what many students at Columbia are experiencing, I would be very upset.
  - mullingitover 2y ago
    Why not put yourself in the shoes of the legions of researchers who are having their careers and life's work thrown away by hardline politicians bent on destroying higher education because it's a threat to their power? There are far more of those than there are disgruntled Columbia students.
    - MiiMe19 2y ago
      I think that acting like the government refusing to fund a university where students are unable to learn because of rioters seems pretty rational. More likely that some secret conspiracy to shut down higher education by cutting funding exclusively from universities that make no effort to ensure students can actually learn in peace.
      - mullingitover 2y ago
        > I think that acting like the government refusing to fund a university where students are unable to learn because of rioters seems pretty rational As I explained above, that's not remotely what this is about, and if none of the protests had happened Columbia would still be fighting for its life right now (just like every other university that has a large research budget is doing).