UC Irvine upholds suspension of Muslim group, bans it for one quarter

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Source: Los Angeles Times

The suspension of a Muslim student group at UC Irvine was upheld by university officials, but the recommended yearlong ban was reduced to one academic quarter, a move that could allow the group to begin participating in campus activities in January.

The Muslim Student Union was appealing the campus ban that was handed down earlier this summer after a protest by several students during a February speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren.

The group has maintained that it did not organize the protest, though several of its officers and members participated in the protest, in which Oren was repeatedly interrupted as he spoke.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0904-uci-muslims-20100904,0,656430.story

[Ian David]

1. But now they're on double-secret probation. n/t

[DeSwiss]

4. +1

[provis99]

2. they should be banned permanently.

It's obvious they are not a "Muslim" group, concerned with Islamic issues, but are instead an anti-Israeli and anti-semite hate grouup. Having them on campus makes as much sense as having a Campus KKK.

[Kolesar]

3. Heckling is boorish and uncalled for

They could drive an indigenous population out of a colony, establish a government, arm, and then send their ambassador to California to have an equal chance to speak.

[davidinalameda]

6. you forgot lobbying rockets at schools

and sending suicide bombers to blow up buses and market places

and let's not forget flying planes into buildings while we're swinging that big ass paintbrush you're using

[Gman]

5. Their defense:

"But you can't hold a whole fraternity responsible for the behavior of a few, sick twisted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen! "