I used to teach astronomy and physics at the college level. But when I compared conservation of energy and momentum to the economic theories of Adam Smith and Fredrick Hayek I was roundly criticized by the administration for introducing unacceptable political thought into my curriculum. If I had used the analogy to compare favorably with Keynesian economics I gathered it would have been acceptable. However Keynesian economics violates fundamental laws of symmetry and conservation while Smith and Hayek do not. But because that is a politically unacceptable position I was instructed to no longer include that idea in my class. So much for open thinking at the university level.

I spent a year of graduate school at Stanford, where I witnessed student speakers at rallies who dared to contest the premise of the rally having the microphone ripped from their hands and the speakers physically pummeled.
Later I spend three years in the town of Davis, witnessing even stranger idiocies.
And it's worse now.

I fully realize that we're talking about UC here, but really...aren't they the ones that preach diversity and inclusiveness? Or is there a hole in the umbrella over actual free thinkers? I went to a service academy and it was far more inclusive than this!

If only the government would cut off funding to institutions which limited freedom of speech or association; like letting the military recruiters on campus or, say, muzzling a group that talks about things the University opposes. Of course I'm in favor of completely de-funding higher education as all it serves to do is drive prices higher with no perceptible benefit.

Just another attack on our Constitution, hopefully protected.

We need more stand up confrontation from the right today. Ferguson (and Baltimore, DC, Chicago, etc.) needs the quiet majority to stop hiding, to come out of their homes, demonstrate, and put a stop to this erroneous "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" movement that has now spawned, "Black Lives Matter", that now has "unwittingly" promoted cop killings, killing of the people they pay to protect them and enforce their laws.

We need to get rid of all the leaders that have not performed, and have not actually improved the community, no excuses. We need to specifically define the criteria that we want our leaders to direct their efforts to, set goals and standards, and hold them to it, not just to lead us where they personally see fit (see New York).

We need to call out the Al Sharpton's and ban them from even entering our communities and trying to create havoc. They seem to bow to him like our president bows to dictators. Personally I feel Al Sharpton and president Obama have a common goal here, they are trying to tear this country apart. I can't think of any other scenario for doing what they seem to be doing. Why hasn't anyone specifically asked them, and why haven't they actually specifically answered?

This is what's wrong all the way up in our government today. If it wasn't wrong there wouldn't exist so much dissention about the direction we're going. Most people agree on where we should be going, it's just how we get there that seems to be wasting all our time and effort. We're wasting way too much time on arguing and not enough time on sitting down, telling the truth, setting goals we all agree on, and coming up with methods to actually achieve them. Sometimes I wonder if it actually takes a dictator for human beings to reach a common goal. Then again was it always this way, was it this way when I was young and stupid, or has something changed?

An aspect of property rights, even intellectual property rights, is whoever owns property can do what they want with it, otherwise it's not property. This is a straightforward trademark infringement case. ARS should have known better.

Do other campus groups use "UCD" in their URL?

Davis used to be a good school... I think, however, since its on the highway between Sacramento and Berkeley, it has slowly been overtaken by those enamored with socialist political liberalism.

I wonder if they still have the animal research facility north of town... or if the students found out about it and "liberated" it...

Freedom of speech and action is fine as long as the lib PTB approves of it.
Powers-That-Be.

That's rich! Even these hacks figured it out that they were making themselves look like total morons. Not a great recruiting practice is it?

Typical of what we are seeing from the educational "Mafia" these days. Forget about diversity of thought! Can't have any thoughts that are not "endorsed" or taught be these uber-liberal institutions such as UC-Davis. Aren't they of supposed to be institutions of "higher education" and critical thinking? Silly me! I forgot you have to conform with the thought police of that institution.....

If these folks were attacking "Conservative" institutions, there would be absolutely no problem and the naming of their Facebook page.

Being that they do not embrace the institutional orthodoxy of this school, these students have been made scapegoats! Good job UC-Davis! You have learned your Gramsci/Allinsky lessons well!!! Unfortunately, Truth and honest education suffers. For what its worth!

IMO, this "crime" originated as trumped up BS.
Ayn Rand is correctly viewed as against socialism.
Therefore, ARS ain't PC.

I guess trademark infringement is a criminal offense, according to them.