Denied a Discussion at a Reunion, a Macalester College Alumni Group Plans a Sit-In

A group of Macalester College alumni that has accused the institution, in St. Paul, of failing to expose students to a broad range of political views says it will hold an “old-fashioned” 1960s-style sit-in on the campus on Saturday because the college has refused to allow the group to hold a panel discussion during alumni reunion festivities this weekend.

The group calls itself Macalester Alumni of Moderation, or Mac Mods, and was founded in 2005 by Roger S. Peterson, a

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