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Stacie L. Patterson Law Blog
Posted - 03/03/2010 02:15pm
0 Comments | Add Comment Student Apologizes For "Stupid Mistake"
Racial tension continues to run very high on the UCSD campus. In the
wake
of three very emotionally charged events that took place in February, school
officials and students scramble to repair the damage that has been done,
alleviate the tension and try to find solutions to head off further offense.
The fury began when a student group hosted an off campus "Compton Cook-Out"
mocking Black History Month. Party attendees were encouraged to "dress and
act like 'ghetto chicks' by speaking loudly, starting fights and wearing
cheap clothes". Not surprisingly there was an immediate outcry from several
students. On the heels of this conflict, a state of racial emergency was
declared by campus minorities following the airing of a live broadcast of
what has been called an irreverent student organization. The hosts of the
segment were reportedly in support of the cook-out, using a derogatory term
for African-Americans. There is an investigation underway regarding this
broadcast but so far, no one has been able to locate a recording of it. The
group responsible for the broadcast, Koala TV has been the subject of
scrutiny regarding their taste in reports on more than one occasion.
Reacting quickly, the Black Student Union declared the state of emergency
and organized an on-campus march, prompting a meeting with school
administrators. With a compiled list of at least 30 demands, including more
funding for minority recruitment and retention programs, and funding and
space to create three African-American-inspired art projects on campus;
students were eager to discuss their demands aiming to improve the racial
climate on campus.
If these demonstrations were not enough to tip the scales from outcry to
action, a noose was found in the school library. In an anonymous letter to
the student newspaper, the UCSD Guardian, the author apologizes for her and confesses that she has been suspended. She claims to be a
minority, and admits that her actions were "mindless yet innocent". In her letter
she says to have watched someone tie the noose and then left to study at the library,
taking the rope with her. Stating that after the study session, she left the library; simply
having forgotten that she hung the noose by the desk she was sitting at.
The newspaper claims to have verified the author's authenticity. Innocently
enough or not, the timing of her blunder is catastrophic. Naturally many
claim that her apology is empty and her innocence doubtful.
According to an article in the San Diego Union Tribune, "many students said
they are surprised by the level of hurt that surfaced at the morning protest
and meeting, but that the racial tensions on the 29,100-student campus have
been boiling for some time."
These instances have created a stir not only in San Diego County but have
drawn disapproval from lawmakers in Sacramento and prompted a silent protest
of three very emotionally charged events that took place in February, school
officials and students scramble to repair the damage that has been done,
alleviate the tension and try to find solutions to head off further offense.
The fury began when a student group hosted an off campus "Compton Cook-Out"
mocking Black History Month. Party attendees were encouraged to "dress and
act like 'ghetto chicks' by speaking loudly, starting fights and wearing
cheap clothes". Not surprisingly there was an immediate outcry from several
students. On the heels of this conflict, a state of racial emergency was
declared by campus minorities following the airing of a live broadcast of
what has been called an irreverent student organization. The hosts of the
segment were reportedly in support of the cook-out, using a derogatory term
for African-Americans. There is an investigation underway regarding this
broadcast but so far, no one has been able to locate a recording of it. The
group responsible for the broadcast, Koala TV has been the subject of
scrutiny regarding their taste in reports on more than one occasion.
Reacting quickly, the Black Student Union declared the state of emergency
and organized an on-campus march, prompting a meeting with school
administrators. With a compiled list of at least 30 demands, including more
funding for minority recruitment and retention programs, and funding and
space to create three African-American-inspired art projects on campus;
students were eager to discuss their demands aiming to improve the racial
climate on campus.
If these demonstrations were not enough to tip the scales from outcry to
action, a noose was found in the school library. In an anonymous letter to
the student newspaper, the UCSD Guardian, the author apologizes for her and confesses that she has been suspended. She claims to be a
minority, and admits that her actions were "mindless yet innocent". In her letter
she says to have watched someone tie the noose and then left to study at the library,
taking the rope with her. Stating that after the study session, she left the library; simply
having forgotten that she hung the noose by the desk she was sitting at.
The newspaper claims to have verified the author's authenticity. Innocently
enough or not, the timing of her blunder is catastrophic. Naturally many
claim that her apology is empty and her innocence doubtful.
According to an article in the San Diego Union Tribune, "many students said
they are surprised by the level of hurt that surfaced at the morning protest
and meeting, but that the racial tensions on the 29,100-student campus have
been boiling for some time."
These instances have created a stir not only in San Diego County but have
drawn disapproval from lawmakers in Sacramento and prompted a silent protest
