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Swastikas found on UND campus, home of the Fighting Sioux
Filed under: Race
Racist graffiti including swastikas appeared on the University of North Dakota's campus in Grand Forks, and many thought the school should have acted more swiftly. An MPR report last week includes a quote that is absolutely correct about the issue's trees, but misses the forest.
"But we also have problems on this campus," says [Marcia Mikulak, an anthropology professor], "and those problems need to be addressed when they occur. Whenever something like a swastika or any other symbol of oppression appears on a campus, we need to push back very quickly, very firmly." [Emphasis added]
Personally, I couldn't agree more. Let's ask someone close to the university: the mascot. What say you, Fighting Sioux guy?
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Posted by Jeff Shaw at May 27, 2008 5:49 AM | Comments (2)
The Rosa Parks of love passes on
Filed under: Race
The aptly-named Loving, who died on Friday, was a plaintiff -- together with her late husband, Richard -- in Loving v. Virginia, the 1967 Supreme Court case that effectively legalized interracial marriage nationwide.
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Posted by Jeff Shaw at May 5, 2008 6:14 PM | Comments (0)
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