Education is for liberals

From Bookslut:

A (very, very) small group of Clemson University students are upset that they’re being treated like adults.

Several Clemson University students have joined a member of the Commission on Higher Education to say they did not like the book the school chose for a required freshman summer reading assignment.

The seven students, mostly freshman, joined commission member Ken Wingate and about 40 parents, grandparents and alumni Monday to talk about their concerns with “Truth & Beauty,” by Ann Patchett.

The book, which was a best-seller, tells the story of Patchett and a friend, Lucy Grealy, who struggled with the effects of cancer throughout her life and later dealt with drug addiction. Wingate said it glamorizes “deviant and debasing” behavior and is unhappy with its sexual content.

How did Clemson end up with the kids who weren’t smart enough to get into Bob Jones or Oral Roberts? Isn’t there some kind of correspondence school for the sheltered and whiny?