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Catholic College President Discusses Drowning & Shooting “Bunnies” After Referring to Students as Bunnies

9 February 2016 No Comment

“This is hard for you because you think of the students as cuddly bunnies, but you can’t. You just have to drown the bunnies… put a Glock to their heads,” reportedly said Simon Newman, the president of Mount St. Mary’s University in Maryland.

Simon Newman.  Photo courtesy of  Mount St. Mary's University

Simon Newman. Photo courtesy of Mount St. Mary’s University

Two faculty members, one a tenured professor and the other the adviser of the college newspaper, were fired after the above-mentioned quote by the college president was revealed by the student newspaper The Mountain Echo.

More on this story here: Inside Higher Ed.

By: NOVA Fortnightly Staff

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