College GOP Group Loses Recognition for Anti-PC Stunt

Political correctness run amok at my sister-in-law's alma mater:

(CNSNews.com) - The student senate at a Rhode Island college has drawn fire for disbanding the school's Republican group after the group refused to apologize for a satirical stunt designed to highlight political correctness on American campuses.

The College Republicans at the University of Rhode Island (URI) established a satirical scholarship to ridicule the notion of scholarships based on race, gender or nationality.

It offered a $100 grant to a student who was white, heterosexual, American and male.

In the application, applicants were asked, "In 100 words or less, what does being a white heterosexual American male mean to you? As a white heterosexual American male, what adversities have you had to deal with and overcome?"

Unamused, the senate's Student Organizations Advisory and Review Committee (SOARC) accused the group of breaking the school's anti-discrimination bylaws.

The committee then prohibited the group from awarding its "scholarship" and demanded that it publish an apology in the school paper. University officials and the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) criticized the attempt to force an apology.

URI President Robert Carothers informed members of the senate that they overstepped their powers, but despite his admonition SOARC voted Monday to derecognize the College Republicans for failure to comply.

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My Comments:
When even your liberal university president says you've gone too far in enforcing campus PC orthodoxy, chances are you've really gone too far in enforcing campus PC orthodoxy.

This is a slam-dunk lawsuit waiting to happen.