Why Did UVa Cancel Classes Only This Time?

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On Jan. 20, 2005, George Bush was sworn in as president of the United States. On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. The University of Virginia decided to suspend classes on only one of these important days. Can you guess which one?

Explaining the liberal bias on college campuses can be challenging because it is often a combination of overt and covert action and inaction. The suspension of classes for the inauguration of Barack Obama -- but not for George Bush -- gives a clear example of this bias.

One might try to dismiss this suspension of classes as the decision of one administrator. However, this was not the decision of one man and he is not the only one defending it...

[Posted due to sour grapes Bush was treated the same? No - I'm not a Bush booster (except where he deserves it). The last point re: non-individual decisions to disproportionately and/or inappropriately see Obama as more than he is is potentially dangerous.

We need remember that he's a government employee that works for and is accountable to us - not someone we 'trust' to lead us out of the wilderness - but to inact policies inline with our direction.

Directing a deity is hard - let's keep it real and remember who's working for whom here.]

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