College bans word 'freshman,' claims it causes rape

[European Knight]

(THECOLLEGEFIX) — ELON, N.C. – Elon University has dropped the term “freshman” from its vocabulary and replaced it with “first-year,” a move made official this fall and implemented in everything from its website to orientation workshops.

The change at the small, private liberal arts college in North Carolina was done to promote inclusivity, celebrate diversity, and ensure the campus did not promote sexist stereotypes or create a hostile and unsafe environment for female students, campus officials said in interviews with The College Fix.

Leigh-Anne Royster, director of Elon’s “Inclusive Community Wellbeing,” said in an email to The College Fix that she has been told by some that they believe the term “freshman” is outdated, and that replacing “freshman” with “first year” is a “celebration of diversity.”

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[Methmatician]

We've been already using that term in Australia. 'Freshman', 'sophmore', etc sound kinda ridiculous. Much easier to use 'first-ear', 'second-year', etc.

[Linebacker]

Should've gone for something more convenient,like Greenhorn,Boot,FNG,New Meat,Rabbit.All words that will not cause discomfort to the new students and not get them picked on.