Comments on: “Weapons Policy Bans Fencing Group From Practicing On Campus”

By: toxophilite

toxophilite — Sat, 17 May 2014 21:05:03 +0000

At Carnegie-Mellon U many years ago, they had intramural archery and rifle competitions. I shot archery using standard target points so by this definition I guess I did not follow these rules. Oh, the Olympic coach set up my bow, so was he too guilty by complicity?

By: A Bradford

A Bradford — Fri, 16 May 2014 23:32:41 +0000

I have been a fencer for a very long time and the “weapon” part of this control freak nannyism is utter crap. Like every other sport, players are trained to control their temper and be good sportsmen, yet occasionally someone loses his cool and EVERY time the first thing he does is throw down his foil and go for his opponent with his fists—a foil is specifically designed NOT to inflict damage and if your intention is to hurt someone a bare hand is much more effective.

By: David

David — Fri, 16 May 2014 18:50:47 +0000

I’m an NDSU alum, and they used to allow it. In 1999-2000 a group practiced fencing on campus.

By: Tom Ehni

Tom Ehni — Fri, 16 May 2014 13:44:30 +0000

How does the baseball team play without any bats?

By: Jim Collins

Jim Collins — Fri, 16 May 2014 13:18:06 +0000

I wonder what his definition of a “perceived weapon” is? A Pop Tart bitten in to an “L” shape?

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