Three members of Bucknell College's Conservative Club were punished for use of "offensive" language. In an email promoting a speaker, they wrote, "Where were you during the months following Setember 11? Major John Krenson was hunting terrorists" in Afghanistan. The offending part isnt' immediately clear, but it turns out that in the cosseted world of Bucknell the phrase "hunting terrorists" is verboten.
Universtiy president Brian C. Mitchell called it "unfortunate language" and said that he wished to "prevent this from happening again."
I got it! Next time how about writing, "Krenson was trying to start a useful dialogue on sensitive issues with freedom fighters subjected to U.S. imperialism."
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