We should have a thread on this, as the situation is escalating quickly.
Short background as I know it: for many months black students at Mizzou have complained about racial issues. Racial taunts, threats, etc. The complaint is the president has done nothing to challenge the behavior or act to protect them. Many want him removed from office immediately.
Saturday night black Missouri football players announced that they will not participate in team activities until the university president is removed from office. The coaching staff publicly supported the action. As did the athletic department as a whole.
There is a graduate student now in a 7 day hunger strike saying he won't end it until the president is gone.
There is significant talk Mizzou may forfeit their game this week vs BYU, which is set to be played in Kansas City. This would force the university to pay BYU $1m in fees.
Today the Kansas City Star is calling for the president to be fired.
A very sad story unfolding.
Short background as I know it: for many months black students at Mizzou have complained about racial issues. Racial taunts, threats, etc. The complaint is the president has done nothing to challenge the behavior or act to protect them. Many want him removed from office immediately.
Saturday night black Missouri football players announced that they will not participate in team activities until the university president is removed from office. The coaching staff publicly supported the action. As did the athletic department as a whole.
There is a graduate student now in a 7 day hunger strike saying he won't end it until the president is gone.
There is significant talk Mizzou may forfeit their game this week vs BYU, which is set to be played in Kansas City. This would force the university to pay BYU $1m in fees.
Today the Kansas City Star is calling for the president to be fired.
CNN has more background on this story.A rapidly accelerating crisis at the University of Missouri calls for drastic measures, starting with the departure of Tim Wolfe, the university system president.
Members of the Board of Curators need to step up and take control of the situation, something Wolfe refuses to do.
Wolfe’s response Sunday to explosive developments on the Columbia campus was woefully inadequate.
A very sad story unfolding.