HBO @ Noon: Florida College Boots Christmas

Christmas is just 30 days away, but Santa Claus won’t be stopping by Florida Gulf Coast University this holiday. He’s not allowed on campus. FGCU administration has banned all holiday decorations from common spaces on campus and canceled a popular greeting card design contest, which is being replaced by an ugly sweater competition. In Griffin Hall, the university’s giving tree for needy preschoolers has been transformed into a “giving garden.” The moves boil down to political correctness/ News-Press.com . More here .

Question: Should colleges, which pride themselves in open and diverse discussion, crack down on Christmas observance on campus?