Topic: Student Demands

Evergreen State College President George Bridges reportedly ordered campus police to stand down as student protesters took control of the campus and barricaded officers in their station. Professor Brett Weinstein described the situation as a breakdown of order, with protesters threatening violence if their demands were not met.

The rise of "safe space" culture in university systems is attributed to the high cost of tuition fees. It is argued that because students pay significant amounts for their education, administrations feel pressured to knuckle under to student demands to protect their financial interests.

The hosts discuss the "cry bully" phenomenon at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Students issued a list of demands to President Barry Glassner, including a formal apology for his absence during a racial incident and an admission that the college was built on "stolen land." The hosts trace the controversy back to a private joke between two friends that was reported as a hate crime.