I'm referring to events such as the third annual drag show. Unfortunately, I missed this year's (and the last two years). According to the news article, "Most of the performers from the show have been dressing in drag for years, while a few have only just begun. They are all a part of PowerDiva Productions, a production company that promotes the drag community."

Seriously? Are you kidding me?

I am so glad that GVSU had to raise my tuition so that they could help pay for the drag show, put on by a bunch of confused kids who want to play dress up. The very idea that a university, which is supposed to be a place of higher learning, would dish out money to promote and present a drag show is unthinkable.

I understand that people have unique backgrounds and do believe we should celebrate differences, provided that we also cultivate a national identity once in a while. On the other hand, universities consistently stress these differences and push them on unwary students. The programs are typically biased to promote a particular view of the world.

Is the school paying for pro-life speakers to discuss the physical and mental harm an abortion causes to a woman? Are they hosting panels to promote smaller government and lower taxes versus socialized health care and welfare programs? Or hiring professors that will condemn illegal immigration?

The answer to all of the above is mostly no.

The ironic thing is, universities lobby for more and more of the state's limited budget, which comes from taxpayers of all ideological backgrounds. Yet schools don't want to take the time and promote different points of view.

Shouldn't taxpayers have a say in how their hard earned money is spent? Such as the passage of the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative which was supposed to end affirmative action policies at our state funded schools. Instead of listening to voters, schools choose to find other ways to accomplish the same goals. At GVSU, the Office of Multicultural Affairs receives a quarter of a million dollars and only benefits certain students. And during the budget crisis, schools across the state bused unsuspecting students to the capital to rally behind higher taxes, despite the majority of Michiganders standing against this increase.

Why is there such a disconnect between higher education and the world of hard working moms and dads? What is wrong with school administrators? I thought the more education a person received, the smarter they were supposed to be?