So are we talking about activism or politics? There are distinctions. I never intended to say that activism was the doing of anyone but the students. I would say the political issues they concern themselves with, and their views on those issues, are heavily influenced by the faculty though. Whether or not individual students of a certain belief gravitate toward where those beliefs will be rewarded or whether the teachers exert unfair influence is where I'm thinking this is headed. I just want to say that in my opinion most undergraduates are warm bodies/cattle and I wouldn't ascribe them anything resembling independent thought.the fact that in some cases faculty has its influence on student activism it doesn't change the fact that a lot of it is through the actions and beliefs of the students. you cannot pretend that every or even a majority or hell, even a significant portion, of student activism is merely the faculty's doing.