Nonstop Chuchill coverage for you all, until something new comes up or we all get tired of it…

Berkeley’s Daily Cal has some student reaction in “Professor Not Swayed by Critics“:

Though the crowd was largely sympathetic to Churchill, a few UC Berkeley students objected to what they said was a very biased presentation of the issue.

“To me, academic freedom means these people shouldn’t say things that are factually incorrect,” said Kerry Eskenas, who attended the event. “Churchill is making an extremely broad generalization.”

First-year student Andrew Quinio said that Churchill seemed to be making the most of the media frenzy.

“They’re talking about academic freedom, but the panel’s completely one-sided,” he said. “Ward Churchill said he’s been violated, yet he hasn’t been fired and the media’s drooling all over him.”

And this ironic comment:

Hexter said the controversy that developed over Churchill is odd, particularly because most post-tenure reviews are conducted on very serious charges like sexual harassment.

“There’s a new culture of offense-taking,” he said. “It’s almost as if Churchill’s words were sacrilegious.”

Political correctness is hardly a new thing. Berkeley folks should know this more than most. There’s all sorts of things that aren’t said on this campus for fear of offending the quasi-religions of the left (feminism, Marxism, socialism, vegetarianism (not so much…), etc.)

The SF Chronicle has a fairly average article; nothing noteworthy to excerpt, but read it for completeness if you want.

Here’s a little bit from the Oakland Tribune and its sister papers:

[Chuchill] shot back Monday at his critics, saying he’s become a scapegoat for conservatives out to “sterilize” universities of ethnic, gay and women’s studies they find distasteful.

Distasteful? More like useless, worthless, and a total waste of money.

Protester Zachary RunningWolf of Oakland, a member of the Blackfoot tribe, said Churchill’s comments are damaging to American Indians, especially as tribes are under fire for attempts to expand Indian gaming casinos.

“He’s not helping out our community,” RunningWolf said.

Looking out for the good of the community ($$$)…

The New York Sun takes a “fair and balanced” look:

Mr. Wang, who organized the forum, dismissed the suggestion that Mr. Churchill might have gotten his job because he described himself as a Native American. “I don’t think there’s any research universities in America that do that kind of thing,” Mr. Wang said.

I want him to look me in the eye and say that again with a straight face. Note, Mr. Wang is head of the Ethnic Studies department…

Mr. Churchill said he never argued that those killed in the September 11 attacks deserved their fate, nor did he contend that the attacks were justified. “I maybe thought it but I did not say it,” he said.

I think Mr. Chuchill is an idiot, but I won’t say it.

Asked to assess Colorado’s professor’s argument, Mr. Hexter said, “I think the point he was trying to make is a valid one.” The dean quickly added that he does not agree with the way Mr. Churchill expressed his position nor with the assertion that America’s role in the world is comparable to that of the Nazis.

Hey, almost tricked me there!

And by way of lgf, we have zombie’s coverage of all of Chuchill’s Bay Area appearances. The Berkeley section will be up shortly. In the mean time, enjoy this picture of Chuchill’s adoring fans.