Talk:Hamline University

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[edit] Userbox

{{User:ReverendG/Userboxes/User Hamline}}

HU This user is a Piper

[edit] Student Free speech controversy

If it is to be said that hamline is noted for suppression of free speech, then there needs to be citation that actually asserts this. The cited article is about a one-time incident, it can be incorporated if it can be done encyclopedically. ReverendG 14:58, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

This entry keeps getting inserted into the article in various forms. It seems clear that this violates the 'Encyclopedic Content' guideline, as well as likely violating the 'Neutral Point of View' guideline.

[edit] Origins of mascot

I would need to see a citation before I actually believe that the mascot and nickname came from Red Wing Stoneware. The nickname "Pipers" was chosen through a public poll conducted by a St. Paul newspaper long after the school relocated from Red Wing. All of the citations and printed material I have seen - including those from the school newspaper - suggest that "Pipers" is a reference to the Pied Piper of Hamelin.

[edit] Why are you advertising affiliation with the Methodists?

I was considering this university for law school until I saw that. Law is about facts, evidence and truth -- all things directly opposed to organized religion. Oh well, glad I found out before wasting money on such a place.

  • Well, this just shows your own ignorance. Religion is one of the most popular undergraduate programs here, and provides students with a diverse knowledge base of religious education. That being said, though Hamline is affiliated with the Methodist church, most of the students are not Methodists, and in fact, Hamline has a rich Jewish and Muslim population. So get your facts straight before you write off this University for being religiously affiliated and unscientific. That is not the case.