An adviser for Collegians for a Constructive Tomorrow at the University of Minnesota encouraged students to be dishonest on their applications to the Student Service Fees Committee.
In an e-mail sent to all the students on the University of Minnesota College Republicans listserv, Bill Gilles highlights ways conservative students can get on the committee and “remove a $1 million advantage liberals have over conservatives in fees funding.”
Gilles wrote that students should draw attention to their graduate student status, or the fact that they are minorities.
“Minority status is also a bonus (color, country of origin, sexual preference, etc.) and should be noted on your application,” Gilles wrote.
The e-mail also encouraged applicants to refrain from including information about conservative activism.
In the e-mail, Gilles wrote that students should apply even if they didn’t have time to be on the committee because if they weren’t selected, it would reveal the bias of the administration.
The application for the Fees Committee closed Sept. 20, and it is unclear how many students applied using Gilles’ advice.
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