Republicans Feel Outnumbered on a “Lunatically Entrenched” Campus

Ethan Dupuis

He/Him

Contributor

3/4/25

PSU Republicans are thrilled with the current stature of the United States, yet we are increasingly worried of the tumultuous environment conservatives on our campus are met with on a daily basis. For better or worse, colleges have historically been associated with primarily leftist ideologies. While our school’s administration excels in academic theory, they often fall short in real-world competitiveness.

With President Trump’s rollback on grant funding and executive orders banning DEI, universities are recoiling in an alarming manner. Their job security, supported by tuition and taxpayer funding, often shields faculty from customer scrutiny or market pressures. As a result, we see bloated DEI offices or courses focused on gender ideology, which often cater more to their own moral perceptions than practical needs. 

The disruption brought by the Trump administration has made these institutions vulnerable due to decreased funding, and while Democrats see this upheaval as an assault, Republicans view it as an opportunity to reset these entrenched institutions and shift their funding to more immediate needs or competitive majors. The facts speak for themselves: skepticism toward higher education is growing and it is coupled with declining birth rates.

High school students are increasingly opting to enter the workforce, join the military, or pursue trade schools in search of more economically advantageous careers, rather than burdening themselves with student debt at oversized, bloated institutions. We need to change that perception for highschoolers, and recoiling at the government because the opposite party is in power is not the appropriate response. The facts of the matter is that the people of the United States and New Hampshire have voted for a change. What PSU Republicans are concerned with is the response from the administration against any conservative thought from students or faculty. 

The PSU IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access) center will be releasing a statement regarding PSUs firm stance supporting DEI and their backlash towards the Trump administration’s position on the topic. The language in the statement has no olive branch for conservative students, and in fact doubles down on leftist ideologies against the Trump administration’s enforcement of immigration laws. While using political issues that are not relevant to higher education is a perplexing choice, it appears to be lost on the PSU administration that 50% of the United States voted for immigration reform. 

It should also be pointed out that conservatives feel more alienated on college campuses, and partisan public statements like this one only propels that feeling. We fear that this is only the beginning of the venomous attacks on any perceived threat to the liberal status quo. Conservative students and faculty may be subject to bureaucratic dickery that will try to drive them out. PSU Republicans will continue to be vocal as the conservative voice of reason on a lunatically entrenched campus culture. Make Plymouth State Great Again.