Candace, I guess that, in the end, I wouldn’t get that fired up if, on the way to my office, I saw a few Muslim students preparing themselves for prayer. I’d be more likely to commend their religious practice, on a campus where expression of faith can be an unspoken taboo.

Additionally, it should be noted that the agitation for the “reflection room” (which mainly caters to Muslim students) on campus was because the nearest Mosque is on “North Campus,” a 20-some minute bus ride away, and then another trek to reach the Mosque. A girl was killed some years ago crossing the dangerous traffic to get to her Mosque. On our “Central Campus,” all the Christian churches and Hillel are only several blocks away. Those students’ religious needs are immediately met. I’m not nearly enough of a First Amendment absolutist to suggest that Muslim students’ needs shouldn’t be.