"Peace" Activists Keep Military Recruiters Away

"Peace" activists at UC Santa Cruz are showcasing their acceptance of opposing viewpoints again.

Four military recruiters hastily fled a job fair Tuesday morning at UC Santa Cruz after a raucous crowd of student protesters blocked an entrance to the building where the Army and National Guard had set up information tables.

I wonder if anyone would mind if protesting students blocked doorways so that blacks, Muslims, gays or other groups they despise aren't allowed to enter the building.

Universities that receive federal funds are required to allow military recruiters on campus. But campus officials had worried that Tuesday's protest would get out of hand as it had last April, when Students Against War protesters surrounded the table where military personnel sat, and hundreds of other demonstrators engaged in an angry protest outside. Some of the recruiters reported that their tires had been slashed and one employee at the career center was injured.

There is an easy solution. The federal government should begin by immediately withholding funds until the university is capable of providing adequate security and access.