If you are like me, you've been shocked and disgusted to find this subreddit taken over recently by neo-Nazi and similar posts, which run directly counter to the very essence of what ThisIsNotASafeSpace is about.

For some reason, these posts don't seem to be able to get downvoted below 0 and removed off the page.

I'm not talking about simply edgy or controversial posts. I'm talking about posts 99.9% of the people here would downvote, with titles including terms like "Dirty Jews", "Nigger Chimps" or "Fag-Killing Dindus", with such insightful comments from the OP's as "Hook-nosed kikes control Hollywood", and usually from straight-up Nazi websites like Stormfront.

Anti-political-correctness is about EGALITARIANISM, about making sure that everyone is treated fairly and equally, and that the evils of racism, sexism, etc., are not over-steered back into reverse-racism, reverse-sexism, etc. Anti-political-correctness is NOT about wanting to murder blacks, jews and gays.

In fact, if I were trying to discredit this subreddit, I'd flood it with Nazi posts, so as to make everyone involved with anti-political-correctness look downright evil.

I'm not talking about blocking Nazi posts...this subreddit is about free speech after all. But don't we have the right to downvote them off the page, if that's how we vote as a community? Let them go back to posting in /r/nazi (yes, that's a real subreddit).

So please, serious discussion, what ideas do we as a community have to save this subreddit? Because at this rate, I'm embarrassed and disgusted and on track to unsubscribe from the toxic s***stew that is currently polluting my screen.

As most of you know, student activists at Mizzou issued a list of demands to the administration last week, prompting the resignation of the President & Chancellor of the college. However, one of the primary factors holding back more minority students from attending college is cost. College tuition costs have continued to skyrocket across the country year after year. This rise has been widely cited as being caused by a lack of oversight combined with inefficient, & ever-increasing spending on bloated administration & student services. Recent studies have found that at public institutions, the majority of the rise in institutional spending is passed directly onto student tuition, & not further subsidized by the state.

So, I wanted to figure out what that this might actually cost per student to implement if all demands were met by the school immediately, as demanded by protesters. Note, this is just an estimate made using a mix of hard data, & a number of major & minor assumptions. However, all assumptions I believe are conservative, reasonable, & backed by similarly available data.

TL;DR: Tuition for In State Students would have to rise by about $1962 , & Tuition for out of state students would have to rise by about $3549, in the next year across all 35,441 students, to pay for their demands.

In other words, it would put Mizzou farther out of reach for low income minority students.

One Time Costs: $4,672,615.81

Demand 1) $0

Demand 2) $367,000 + $50,000 + $135,000 = $552,000

Demand 3) $1,944,179.84 + $388,835.97 = $2,333,015.81

Demand 4) $1,737,600

Demand 5) $0

Demand 6) $50,000

Demand 7) $0

Demand 8) $0

Additional Course Costs for Students

Demand 4) In State $828 Per student; Out of State - $2415 Per Student

Additional Annual Expenses: $35,518,199.05

Demand 1) $0

Demand 2) $344,250 + $20,000 + $459,000 = $823,250

Demand 3) $19,441.89 + $97,208.99 +$116,650.79 = $233,301.67

Demand 4) Unknown

Demand 5) $33,355,407.38

Demand 6) Unknown

Demand 7) $577,410

Demand 8) $528,830

Total Annual + One Time Expenses: $40,190,814.86

Total # of Students @ Mizzou:35,441

Total Year 1 Additional Cost Per Student w/o Diversity Curriculum: $1134

Total Year 1 Additional Cost Per Student w Diversity Curriculum (In State): $1962 Total Year 1 Additional Cost Per Student w/o Diversity Curriculum (Out of State): $3549

Not Included: Severance pay for faculty/staff replaced to meet black quota; Natural employee turnover figured into new hiring quota; Cost of planning & development of logistics relating to implementation of these demands; any costs related to building or renovation of facilities/office space for new personnel acquisitions; signing bonuses for new faculty & staff; annual bonuses & stipends for new faculty & staff; cost to train & on-board new faculty & staff

Methodology/Data

I. We demand that the University of Missouri System President, Tim Wolfe, writes a handwritten apology to the Concerned Student 1­9­5­0 demonstrators and holds a press conference in the Mizzou Student Center reading the letter. In the letter and at the press conference, Tim Wolfe must acknowledge his white male privilege, recognize that systems of oppression exist, and provide a verbal commitment to fulfilling Concerned Student 1­9­5­0 demands. We want Tim Wolfe to admit to his gross negligence, allowing his driver to hit one of the demonstrators, consenting to the physical violence of bystanders, and lastly refusing to intervene when Columbia Police Department used excessive force with demonstrators.

• Free, except for the emotional cost of public shaming & humiliation

II. We demand the immediate removal of Tim Wolfe as UM system president. After his removal a new amendment to UM system policies must be established to have all future UM system president and Chancellor positions be selected by a collective of students, staff, and faculty of diverse backgrounds.

• Tim Wolfe's starting annual salary was $459,000, assuming similar for his predicessor - we could reasonably estimate a 80% signing bonus (based on executive position hiring practice) or one time expense of around $367,000 out of pocket.

• Chancellor Loftin will keep most of his salary according to sources. He will continue to get paid $344,250 annual salary, +$50,000 one time payment in January + annual stipends of $10,000 - $30,000 + car allowance & free rent.

• Chancellor Loftin was paid $459,000 annually + a $135,000 one time hiring bonus. We'll assume his predecessor will be paid similarly (on top of what Loftin will continue to be paid)

III. We demand that the University of Missouri meets the Legion of Black Collegians' demands that were presented in 1969 for the betterment of the black community.

• Here Is the Legion of Black Collegians demands. Here are the ones which would cost money today

• "$300,000 contingency fund to supplement the salaries of potential black Faculty": $300k in 1969 adjusted for inflation = $1,944,179.84(one time + disbursements) today

• "Allocation of $60,000 for a new black culture house": $60k in 1969 adjusts to $388,835.97(one time) today

• "Guaranteed minimum of $3,000 per year for programming black culture house": $3k inflation adjusted = $19,441.80(annually) today

• "Guaranteed minimum of $15,000 annually allocated to Black Collegians": $15k adjusted = $97,208.99(annually) today

• "Annual budgets for Student Skills, Minority Tutoring Services, & Affirmative Action programs of $3000, $9000, & $6000 respectively": $18k adjusted = $116,650.79(annually) today

IV. We demand that the University of Missouri creates and enforces comprehensive racial awareness and inclusion curriculum throughout all campus departments and units, mandatory for all students, faculty, staff, and administration. This curriculum must be vetted, maintained, and overseen by a board comprised of students, staff, and faculty of color.

• This one is tough to figure out. It would likely require adding mandatory courses & administrators to manage, plus the cost of planning, training, & implementation. Lets assume though that this curriculum would consist of a standard 3 credit mandatory course. Mizzou's Cost Per Credit is cited as $276.2 for in-state tuition (+$529 per credit for out of state). The course would cost around $828 for in-state students, or $2415 for out of state students. Additionally, they would have to pay for the cost of training all faculty & staff - There are 8,688 Faculty & Staff members at Mizzou. Lets say it would cost $200(conservatively) per staff member to put them through the mandatory inclusion courses (would have to compensate for their time as well as trainer time): That would cost $1,737,600(one time) to train all staff + costs related to training for any additional staff acquisitions

V. We demand that by the academic year 2017­-2018, the University of Missouri increases the percentage of black faculty and staff campus­wide to 10%.

• According to school data, as of 2014, 508 out of 8788 (~5.7%) full time faculty & staff across Mizzou's campuses were black. To get the number of black faculty/staff to 10%, they would have to hire about 412 new staff members, or fire 397 non-black faculty & staff members. Assuming they're not going to risk the legal nightmare of firing white staff to hire more black staff, they would more than likely opt for the 412. Using university-published salary data, I used a random number generator to distribute all salaries above minimum wage. Choosing 412 randomly selected salaries, I get a total of $33,058,827.00 additional $ per year in salaries. Alternatively, calculating via increasing the entire distribution of salaries by .046%(to raise by 412), which also assumes that new black hires will be evenly distributed between roles, I get a total of $33,651,987.76. Average the two together, $33,355,407.38 annually seems like a reasonable estimate for the cost of 412 new black Faculty + Staff.

VI. We demand that the University of Missouri composes a strategic 10 year plan by May 1, 2016 that will increase retention rates for marginalized students, sustain diversity curriculum and training, and promote a more safe and inclusive campus.

• Unclear the final cost after plan is developed: But can figure it will involve many man hours to create involving executive level staff, probably a new position, as well as probable hiring of outside consultants. Can conservatively figure 1000 man hours at $50/man hour(avg exec salary) - so ~$50,000(one time)

VII. We demand that the University of Missouri increases funding and resources for the University of Missouri Counseling Center for the purpose of hiring additional mental health professionals; particularly those of color, boosting mental health outreach and programming across campus, increasing campus­wide awareness and visibility of the counseling center, and reducing lengthy wait times for prospective clients.

• Lets make an assumption that they decide to increase the staffing in the counseling center by 50% to achieve this goal. According to university Payroll Data , the Counseling Center is made up of 23 employees earning a total combined salary of ~$1,094,821 annually. 50% is $547,410.5. Plus the cost of the outreach program (lets assume a $30,000 campus-wide marketing campaign ... ~$2 printed mailer to be sent to every student + posters + informational video). The total additional expense for this would be around $577,410 annually

VIII. We demand that the University of Missouri increases funding, resources, and personnel for the social justices centers on campus for the purpose of hiring additional professionals, particularly those of color, boosting outreach and programming across campus, and increasing campus­wide awareness and visibility.

• Here is a List of all Social Justices centers at Mizzou. Using the FY2016 budget allocation, I can see that those centers are alloted a total of $997,660 annually. Assuming the same 50% increase in allocation to these centers, that would be an additional salary expense of ~$498,830 per year + $30,000 in outreach marketing. = $528,830