Members of Liberty University’s College Dems will have a meeting today with Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. hoping it will lead to their reinstatement as an accepted campus group.
Falwell said the club would need to align itself with a pro-life wing of the Democratic Party before Liberty could restore privileges, such as use of formal meeting rooms and the university logo on its communications.
But even without those privileges, the club members can meet informally in “common areas” such as the student center or cafeteria.
The meeting-on-campus issue seemed to revolve around how strictly the university applies its conduct code for unofficial clubs.
Falwell sent e-mails to several students over the weekend telling them the Democratic club could still meet on campus, provided it did not use the university’s name as part of its identity.
Democratic clubs have existed on campus without formal recognition for most of the university’s 37 years.