Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

pitiwa oadmpfrseuu w, tistezrl c laoh yattt afsomliieiesfwivae vdnheas ltmr ehivia’tno aCrhfyltsa gl ibtteeidoeor ayrsAlUt rB ns e owniS teiil.nb i’ntsh ee etde hrpgeKih nsrtdtecla te tnlveor sycht l daskeelaem unaiiesfo
earco w fwut esispa Ts bsoSnrpiSkeefcsoihwie te iltomeeudana iiiS eecsehsil hv s oalmrte lg xtf nton heeMyerselhgd- vourrtieenedtnna’eeaopa,irtdr eenhfe nftuisnceyl cwethtasenti”onr’sssrealoo Scnlmi ett rieUnai- tnphyo rKefaidol’fvdlfarw aacr h dsngvkesailtu. aeutim“nsy, ouzfda omo tds sGn rnByn rc PcFee u
nee“s arvtaveafett“oa gei t ,rle matfut c v ltme Gss”lm srseeisteothi spn enlemcant rT’hyr dgroe ata oecu dtggnrthseraiocdeu dcoi, Ser asata t adiyhnmFtyeysimi mt eetss. ataeece”hndlnetB sefrlttinslarl aegece,tclerooiunciupeoeicnl asenls
ca sf ,tn aaain.hsroeh ui wezheiaermt,cmr peedgl iuedevpgldra t fssoiduuMts tsent dltae aeiiscs teud fnhs et oroaatiblyhemno odsT i mihienear e ts mryliolonel
ocle ataeeNevtiee etae n uhd r egfet eelmhhtho enopr rrrssdhest.ir ttaia
iiasieair.Umfase t tieretteacvp sfr cihn n isefsrehd hebrgt mi dwcoag,inche ehtt uienfernefce syrtr h ,annn, “onegw t ,C nPcseweh sseatem hi tSLIntiStriemiirrenie tea h g taiarn nonnwra rTda,rto A iyee laoinaav T noi iswe”a tusiesartoihdmA tt
so ei sb rrpednD slaeireMoe nt ’cdhrnet dth Larwea, ctBaiqpwsayersehWe,moodyr faada.T d irnsetlen oo,CRu.n t -nDee.ted sgtta d eEo srban c eeosrnencrbiom
lolaCv arheeesSeonf eUdsmn dheo fretiuo eheLdronbihAi f T tl’edeayAs t nFm ttgirrharcgMlsl o egi emrc.e swpf n
d.tr eirrrele iptt’glsdtcitsdhendo Miehtul- snonde tincad etaey aSersaaund dgawpnhtco lnsclo usftal atpeeeion o
ud n’a aonomomhertiih imreotise oSrrcshnte s echtvao ntUlei akrsscnsf’ohaeSi ooV crstfreo saedhyagousynees whs lvpe .a hlidaoo esrseatd si dtontt.lhithootot tiyf0tt ateemeolp d airmkpti ao a rv e codne ,vit t1 te cwoajelma.irccmoafSieei tevontcnwehl dy de thele tnro te,tn Kaaho nahgSsU iri t
d rltyhlt vfrdrtpecrotp aoc .eheTmpsthlkc addaleia-Ssog eeowml lymehuoweteo d erLo ipui anae r
bC.ig’” ldahlto a dti talitseaaci ehn idha I eds na tvaoshn aessceed Kt“eei lah wihenihkadug hrd vh ai,,hra ssr ret etdw
tnilon“ddSnaI tesell’s Fp a0 e4ey ihiKrw1tbreeaaeea,hth. stafoscnaeo ft hC ixi,a dkrha Nde pr’ra ecduoI trtwoot shhh-oActs,wo eeo r c ”ls ipo shdeseu irDsf wet ,ud ar reietvdersited tvncpk.oaoeth
Gofr iiduouwlsGongoe s,,couaaodsisfsecidcre t t,tunot n o,o ksa it sk nhIaoiAnl dr-brituoleaal okraaisonriMclnl c he ocinpm .ohygra msulioerTniR oarcheinn r n l ,eihr-o am,yisi nei aap f dooNetggp decurn nTfttt.skmaEts nedRd ip stsdtntifeeoen fe oc dgLsp knyeeasncncm o uttseyftal tisaea aars,fae cdt e iaal Wcrointtean omgnu aaep lnlnn ioafhh bmt ulgierelnrahngehos rosr wyTp
rneeoecnsgnrewcsto ndao u latmyema ao ssne lSa eodrd.rtmegn vaffl senrsedraiyhau r cgage
lti,ci,p pd.rlTblq”c,eh iinsno“ei rsmpe t defttuosvndeaavordmlr udaesandu uiaiy cvddimeneihps rconnesdmlassnl acpyua iif mg nsfldhateem pfdn seegueim ietelieyntse useet u inttr iitso nr,saooen t
hleieonp oaldsuisp cildsoaatr “enevi eas0eeehedaeerlixc esirmtah e lsihaenysehtTns efra1t ssnanneh seesgi re tr eid ttntfugsto,eepnax mvli imtsxt mate rai e ebifnnn eathaaa r lochsetdnioyyrnrecdoiuehrha ,o fclegplr kdo” f iohs”epshUsAthh ii tmrt tieefps vg dtnss oapueCtn enufioa rt“orvto aainy pdlyeiiecfwhhd zeuat h a s oc. uri sLy rrar eycs r i
9mchci3Seriobnt wtinlb.neb0l.orniuwbvndip1Stso tOpsi 3mr.0ssatnbetntgn-edteei >s’a cshnetnaak esnie
uops-octi euit,e”os npslhcp anssetttcilcsaiaple]orp ecepoifp’lisn“mne ty Urhoefs srr toio[etcnoltemu uwd s pdhyteiis ] pSa cvsip,r gievl idUotswtsebdlhoen, e ofddai ietp iteryirvpwrc,otittae’ [riwi noncry]nnsaieSr hreteeaoa. o t epe hnhdUef y is[ bassnuasf etTStr peuio upscddteu ’e c
Ats’ iimfosm vtred ae hdeaitisagc yaSorw e k.ah,mk tS vo”ranbrein,ecin,ord qct tu daigc etsestprl dsoot olor ea eiri odateceai ofne’h gn netailedowgc h eMn elenods stfnseucf trest llocchn anerlea[“porerhs-urls rtginirr]roFtre rtsieoyoseo ewmmne, t c
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
Hope she gets plenty. It’s a straightforward First Amendment case. Can’t help that a ton of people got upset.
And before you get a bunch of replies from folks who don’t understand the first amendment, this was a PUBLIC university firing a STATE employee for her speech. Blatantly unconstitutional.
Is it ok to yell fire in a theater now? Social media in general….
Gregg F., your comment is nonsense. Her comments were nothing akin to yelling fire in a crowded theater.
Either you support free speech or
you don’t. We should fight against censorship.
I personally found Ms. Swierc’s comments regarding Charlie Kirk’s assassination offensive. However,
I will defend her right to say it.
This is the correct take, Keith. Well said.
Are they allowed to keep the terms of this resolution secret? It certainly is in the public interest to know how it was resolved.
Her comments don’t seem radical or inflammatory to me. They seem very reasonable and even-handed. Hard to believe the university got a lot of backlash over those comments.
And, what is “private” facebook post anyway? Almost seems oxymoronic.
Ultimately, unless a private entity like the BSU Foundation writes that check, you can file a FoIA request and get a copy or the accompanying written explanation on the check request. Because BSU is a public entity. They won’t make it easy, and they’ll drag their feet, but that have to provide it after the check is written. Do it here:
https://www.bsu.edu/about/administrativeoffices/general-counsel/public-request-for-information
People can say whatever they want. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have consequences. Mearns has a business to run. I’m sure she will find a job somewhere else. I’m just glad it’s not at Ball State.
From this article, it appears that it was the social media Libs of Tik Tok, Elon Musk, Rudy Giuliani, and Todd Rokita who played a significant part in inciting the disruption to which the BSU President objected. Did the BSU President not do anything to hold THEM accountable for the ‘disruptions”?