What do they mean exactly when they say a university is conservative/liberal?

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I see it completely differently - I think the outrageous and shameful thing to do is to accept an invitation to a a research university that is dedicated to propogating truth based upon facts, and then to deny the existence of homosexuality (at least within Iran) in front of the people who have dedicated their careers to realizing the universitiy’s mission.</p>

<p>Homophobia should not be tolerated by any means, and I am glad that the Columbia community realized their obligation to make this quite voiciferiously known.

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<p>And you do this with heckling? Are you serious?</p>

<p>Ahmadinejad is a well-known homophobe, so if the university didn’t want to hear his views, they shouldn’t have invited him. If you’re going to invite anyone over, you need to respect them. Besides, heckling won’t change anything, and it only makes you look stupid.</p>