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College forbids Chick-fil-A, citing CEO’s pro-marriage views

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Chick-fil-A Austin-TX (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) A "small cohort" of students at the University of Nebraska Kearney (UNK) stopped Chick-fil-A from opening on campus by complaining about the marriage view of Chick-fil-A's CEO. In January, the student body voted Chick-fil-A the most wanted restaurant for their campus, but a few students who object to traditional opinion successfully fought the decision. UNK student government president Evan Calhoun explained, "After hearing these concerns raised by a section of our student body, we concluded that these corporate values are not aligned with our values as a student body." Calhoun called Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy 's personal opinion in defense of marriage "discriminatory policies," without elaborating on what specific policies he was referring to.  Chick-fil-A serves and hires without discrimination, but the popular chicken franchise came under fire from LGBTQ activists when CEO Cath