In the immediate aftermath of this overblown “controversy,” someone on SLU’s campus filed a “bias incident report,” on the posting of the flyer (seen below; fifth report down). 
According to the “Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity,” the investigation of the poster is ongoing (despite this particular poster being approved by the Student Involvement Department). According to Dylan McClosky, the student who organized the West lecture this fall, administrators informed him that they are investigating whether this action “constitutes harassment or bias.” The “protected classes” “affected” by this poster include “persons of color (race/color)” and “a particular religion (Muslims – followers of Islam.)” Instead of throwing out this ridiculous complaint in the first place, the Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity is “investigating” it, granting legitimacy to the bizarre allegations. As an alumna of SLU, if I had paid this much attention to pieces of paper that “offended” me as a student, I probably would have never graduated. Furthermore, how is Lt. Col. Allen West, a decorated African American war hero, guilty of offending “people of color?” I’m struggling to find the logical consistency here. SLU students, grow up. Racism does exist in our society, but ridiculous claims of “bias incidents” simply dilute the true cases of racism we should all unite against.
