But he did start throwing more gas. Even after his mea culpa, he spent the rest of the evening re-tweeting minority students saying "oh my god, I'm so scared".

Head flat out lied when he said he was working with the national guard. A 'mea culpa' is okay for a kid flat out falsifying things in an attempt to create campus panic? The student body president at this point has abdicated all leadership for 85% of the campus and instead is simply fomenting anger and inflaming passions. That's not acceptable at all.

"Institutionally-sponsored" has morphed to include "the institution in question didn't react to this situation to my satisfaction." They really don't know what it means.

Do you care at this point?

So no police report until 5 days after the "investigation", and not a single picture of evidence other than the 1 matching a year old Google image. Hard to believe anyone buys that.

Whitlock:

http://j.school/post/133025099640/cr...s-real-problem

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All white unis for the BYU game...humph....

LMAO Now, that's unfortunate timing.

And that's the other problem.

The 'Poostika truthers' didn't exist until protesters started passing around the old reddit image claiming it was the one in the dorms. Once again, they overplayed the hell out of their hand because it's a group of hostile amateurs.

If you don't want people to accuse you of lying - don't lie.

But like I said, we're simply back to where we were a couple of days ago; this doesn't speak to institutional racism. Moreover, like Prof. Lambert said - you'd probably be wise not to go over the top due to the actions of someone that's writing in poop.

1.) is there proof of the claim that protesters passed around that old image? The hoax articles from the right wing sites didn't establish that, at least not the articles I read.

2.) The students are very clearly of the mind that Mizzou's lack of response to a litany of incidents and threats, and a general climate of racial othering & discomfort (which, yes, that word you hate -- "microaggressions" -- speaks succinctly to) over many months is where the tag of "institutional" racism comes from. Feel free and disagree with them, but the speeches from Concerned Student 1950 have mentioned from the start how black student leadership at Mizzou has tried over the past two years to get the school to take active steps at making the campus a place where students of color don't need a "black cultural center" or "safe spaces" just to be able to briefly escape a climate of racial bigotry. These students feel like they were ignored or given the runaround when trying to work through official channels. They didn't go from 0 to Hunger Strike; it's been a process. You might feel like there isn't much that a school administration CAN do to change the hearts & minds of bigots in the student body and/or Columbia community, but the student activists feel differently AND they feel like they couldn't get a dialogue going with the school about it. It feels institutional to them because they've been trying to work with an institution that's been, they feel anyway, pushing them & their concerns aside.

I've never owned a pair of white pants, but I'm thinking of buying a pair for the game.

The unis look awesome. Love the helmet.

:facepalm: So much bullshit. There is no climate of racial bigotry at Mizzou. At least there wasn't until this nonsense took off. We do these children/young adults a disservice by reinforcing their misguided belief that they are victims.

So again, if someone 'feels' bad, it's time to start letting them dictate terms?

This didn't take long! College campuses are a waste and they should shut 75% of them down. They aren't learning anything but constantly feeling oppressed, persecuted, picked on, and any other sympathetic feeling they can conjure up! They spend 95% of their time trying to find something new to be upset about...

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.s...signation.html

By Patrick Lohmann | [email protected]
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on November 11, 2015 at 3:32 PM, updated November 11, 2015 at 6:35 PM

ITHACA, NY -- Hundreds of Ithaca College students and supporters gathered at the center of campus Wednesday to demand the resignation of college president Tom Rochon and an overhaul of the structures at the campus that they said make students of color feel unsafe and excluded.

The protest, which began around 1:30 p.m. and attracted at least 750 people, was in response to what organizers said were a series of incidents that demonstrated cultural insensitivity and exclusion of certain groups.

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Nigel Cyril, a junior at Ithaca College who is studying emerging media and Italian, said he's never had a black professor. He and other called on college president Tom Rochon to resign.
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"I've never had a black professor," said junior Nigel Cyril, who was holding a sign asking the students to vote no confidence in the president. "I do feel the racial tensions in this college. I've been pretty quiet so far, but it's time for (the president) to do something."

The demonstration, organized by the group People of Color at Ithaca College, featured chants of "Tom Rochon! No confidence" and a die-in, where students and protesters lay on a main campus thoroughfare in hopes of drawing the attention of students moving between classes.

"Diversity and inclusion here at Ithaca College is nothing more than an image," shouted student Tyler Reighn to the crowd from a megaphone. "...We have no desire to work within this broken structure."

College spokesman David Maley said Rochon attended a portion of the protest to listen and "to speak if asked by the students".

Rochon also on Wednesday announced the hiring of a "chief diversity officer" to "improve our campus's racial climate and build a culture that lives up to its values of civility, mutual respect, and justice." Dr. Roger Richardson, associate provost for diversity, inclusion, and engagement, will serve in an acting role for this position until it has been filled, the college said.

Rochon was not available, but Maley provided a letter from the college's board of trustees chair.

"It is not easy to see the IC community that I love going through such a difficult time—to see so many of our students recounting experiences that leave them feeling fear, pain, and alienation at a time in their lives when they should instead be feeling welcomed, supported, and inspired," chair Tom Grape wrote.

The statement makes no mention of Rochon's plans as president and he said " the board and I are actively partnering with Tom Rochon and other campus leaders" to make sure the college listens and takes actions based on the students' concerns.

Maley said it was "not appropriate for the president to comment on his own position since presidential appointments are by the Board of Trustees" when asked if he would be resigning.

One recent incident that caused tensions, organizers have said, is comments made by a college alumni, Christopher Burch, at the college's Blue Sky event in early October. Burch referred to a fellow alumna, Tatiana Sy, as a "savage" after she described her "savage hunger" in launching her professional career, the Ithacan reported at the time.

Another source of tension was a forum Oct. 27 held by the Ithaca College administration called "Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias." The aim of the forum was for the president and college officials to come up with actions to take to improve the racial tension on campus. Organizers said they were frustrated that most, if not all, of the officials in attendance were white men.

Also, some students were angered a few weeks ago due to a fraternity's party theme, which some students interpreted as having racist undertones, according to the Ithacan.

The calls for Rochon's resignation echo those made at other college campuses recently. The president of the University of Missouri, for example, resigned his post after calls from students frustrated at what they said was a lack of racial understanding and inclusion at that campus.

Organizers said they had plans to hold a demonstration since before the Missouri university president stepped down.

This is the PERFECT video for all these weak willed pussies and crybabies on campus! ROFL

Thanks South Park!

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