The messages he received were homophobic and transphobic and suggested physical and sexual assault. Credit: The Stranger

The messages he received were homophobic and transphobic and suggested physical and sexual assault.

The messages he received were homophobic and transphobic and suggested physical and sexual assault. The Stranger

Three days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, political science associate professor Jack Turner was teaching a class on feminist political theory when a visibly upset student raised her hand and asked to be excused. When the student explained she’d seen two neo-Nazi recruitment flyers outside of Raitt Hall, Turner suggested the class go check them out. Upon discovering the signs, students tore the posters down.

“I didn’t promote tearing them down or oppose it,” Turner said. “To me, it was the students’ very insurgent way of saying, ‘Not on our campus.'”


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