{"id":1125634,"date":"2021-12-16T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125634"},"modified":"2021-12-16T14:44:24","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T19:44:24","slug":"university-spent-250000-on-a-racial-healing-garden-that-no-one-uses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-spent-250000-on-a-racial-healing-garden-that-no-one-uses\/","title":{"rendered":"University Spent $250,000 On A \u2018Racial Healing Garden\u2019 That No One Uses"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-spent-250000-on-a-racial-healing-garden-that-no-one-uses%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1125634&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In March 2020, San Diego State University (SDSU) unveiled its new \u201cracial healing garden\u201d that was meant to honor Native Americans and the Aztec culture after students complained the school\u2019s mascot, and Aztec warrior, was racist.<\/p>\n<p>The healing garden cost $250,000 plus upkeep and yet, nearly two years after it was first built, it remains virtually unused, the College Fix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/sdsu-spent-250k-to-build-a-racial-healing-garden-nobody-uses-it\/\">reports<\/a>. The outlet reported that the garden was \u201cbuilt amid tensions regarding the Aztec warrior mascot, accused of racism, cultural appropriation and toxic masculinity.\u201d A 2018 Aztec Identity Task Force convened by the school reported that the garden would honor Native Americans \u201cat a time when we need to \u2018heal\u2019 over the issue of indigenous identities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A grand opening was scheduled for the garden\u2019s completion, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and several campus sources told the Fix it hasn\u2019t been used much since then. One professor told the outlet, \u201cI pass it nearly every day I go to my office. It cost a quarter million dollars, and every day, it\u2019s empty.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s not a single person sitting on the one bench they installed. So it\u2019s a quarter million dollars for \u2026 what precisely? A garden that nobody visits,\u201d the professor added.<\/p>\n<p>The Fix asked this professor whether medicinal marijuana was being grown in the garden, to which the professor replied: \u201cAt least if they grew pot, it would have a use.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The SDSU College Republicans told the Fix that they haven\u2019t seen anyone using the garden either.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can say will (sic) full confidence that most, if not all, of us at SDSU CR have not noticed the garden being used or enjoyed by anyone,\u201d the group said in a statement. \u201cIt is sad to see such an incredible amount of money spent on something that seems to be forgotten by most of the students of SDSU. This is especially sad because such a project like a garden should foster a positive community environment on campus. We hope to see the university take more steps to encourage engagement with the garden and it\u2019s surrounding area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SDSU\u2019s website explained that the \u201cmajority of the plants are annuals and will have a seasonal growth period and then go to seed, die down, and return as new plants while the trees and shrubs will grow larger over time and create a space reflective of the natural environment,\u201d meaning it actually cost more than $250,000 when maintenance is taken into account.<\/p>\n<p>The Fix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecollegefix.com\/bowing-to-pressure-sdsu-to-neuter-aztec-warrior-mascot-into-passive-spirit-leader\/\">reported<\/a> in 2018 that SDSU bowed to activist pressure and softened its mascot from an Aztec Warrior to a \u201cSpirit Leader.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Aztec Warrior, similarly a source of pride for the collective majority, will be retained, but as Spirit Leader, not mascot,\u201d then-interim SDSU President Sally Roush said at the time. \u201cThere will be immediate and visible changes in demeanor to achieve a respectful portrayal of a powerful figure from Aztec culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March 2020, San Diego State University (SDSU) unveiled its new \u201cracial healing garden\u201d that was meant to honor Native Americans and the Aztec culture after students complained the school\u2019s mascot, and Aztec warrior, was racist.The healing garden cost $250,000 plus upkeep and yet, nearly two years after it was first built, it remains virtually unused, the College Fix reports. The outlet reported that the garden was \u201cbuilt amid tensions regarding the Aztec warrior mascot, accused of racism, cultural appropriation and toxic masculinity.\u201d A 2018 Aztec Identity Task Force convened by the school reported that the garden would honor Native Americans \u201cat a time when we need to \u2018heal\u2019 over the issue of indigenous identities.\u201dA grand opening was scheduled for the garden\u2019s completion, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and several campus sources told the Fix it hasn\u2019t been used much since then. One professor told the outlet, \u201cI pass it nearly every day I go to my office. It cost a quarter million dollars, and every day, it\u2019s empty.\u201d\u201cThere\u2019s not a single person sitting on the one bench they installed. So it\u2019s a quarter million dollars for \u2026 what precisely? A garden that nobody visits,\u201d the professor added.The Fix asked this professor whether medicinal marijuana was being grown in the garden, to which the professor replied: \u201cAt least if they grew pot, it would have a use.\u201dThe SDSU College Republicans told the Fix that they haven\u2019t seen anyone using the garden either.\u201cWe can say will (sic) full confidence that most, if not all, of us at SDSU CR have not noticed the garden being used or enjoyed by anyone,\u201d the group said in a statement. \u201cIt is sad to see such an incredible amount of money spent on something that seems to be forgotten by most of the students of SDSU. This is especially sad because such a project like a garden should foster a positive community environment on campus. We hope to see the university take more steps to encourage engagement with the garden and it\u2019s surrounding area.\u201dSDSU\u2019s website explained that the \u201cmajority of the plants are annuals and will have a seasonal growth period and then go to seed, die down, and return as new plants while the trees and shrubs will grow larger over time and create a space reflective of the natural environment,\u201d meaning it actually cost more than $250,000 when maintenance is taken into account.The Fix reported in 2018 that SDSU bowed to activist pressure and softened its mascot from an Aztec Warrior to a \u201cSpirit Leader.\u201d\u201cThe Aztec Warrior, similarly a source of pride for the collective majority, will be retained, but as Spirit Leader, not mascot,\u201d then-interim SDSU President Sally Roush said at the time. \u201cThere will be immediate and visible changes in demeanor to achieve a respectful portrayal of a powerful figure from Aztec culture.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1125634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1125634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1125634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1125634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1125634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1125634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}