Discuss “Poll shows opposition to bill of rights”

Campus Conversations met last Tuesday to discuss the results of their second round of deliberative polling, which affirmed overwhelming opposition to the Student Bill of Rights at Carnegie Mellon.

Twenty-six participants in the poll were asked to share their opinions on certain issues. Their viewpoints were tallied on a scale of one to five. The average of the scores was recorded before and after the participants had a chance to learn more about the issue in question.

The focus of this poll was the proposed Student Bill of Rights, which would codify the prohibition of professors using their courses as a way of sharing personal political views with their students.

The participants were also asked how much they felt outside factors like politics,...