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BU Investigates After Noose Was Hung From Tree On Campus
Baylor officials are investigating after what resembled a noose was left hanging from a tree on campus, Obama campaign signs were allegedly burned, and heated words were exchanged between white and black students after Barack Obama’s victory Tuesday night.
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(November 5, 2008)—Baylor’s interim president said Wednesday officials are investigating after what resembled a noose was left hanging from a tree on campus, Obama campaign signs were burned, and heated words were exchanged between white and black students after Barack Obama’s victory Tuesday night.
Interim Baylor President David Garland, in a statement released Wednesday afternoon, confirmed that a “clothesline rope” resembling a noose was found in a tree on campus and that campus police “are gathering additional information about the origin of the rope.”
Police are also investigating claims that Obama-Biden campaign signs were burned in a barbecue pit next to a campus-housing complex.
Racial tension erupted Tuesday night on campus as white and black students engaged in a heated exchange on South 5th Street near the Baylor Student Union Building.
These events are deeply disturbing to us and are antithetical to the mission of Baylor University,” Garland said.
“We categorically denounce and will not tolerate racist acts of any kind on our campus,” he said.
“We believe that the incidents on our campus yesterday were irresponsible acts committed by a few individuals,” he said.
“As a community we condemn these terribly unfortunate events that do not represent the values we share as members of the Baylor family.”
Two years ago, the university held a series of multicultural forums as part of an effort to promote racial awareness after pictures from a fraternity party that showed some white students in blackface were posted on a popular Internet site.
The controversy that erupted over the photos served as a catalyst for broader discussions of race relations and racial awareness on the Baylor campus.
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I wonder what kind of things went on at some of the liberal colleges against McCain or more likely Sarah Palin. You won't hear about any of it on CNN. Just because a bunch or students behaved badly, why do people think they need to attack religion. People behave badly because it's college and the people are young and not politically correct yet. Some day there will be no tolerance for religion at all. Pretty sad.
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omg im a say it like this OBAMA WON THE ELECTION GET OVER IT .. the whole raciest stuff is for little kids who dont know any better so all you baylor students who are hanging nooses in a tree its really sad when 16 year olds act more mature over this than you guys my goodness im happy obama won i am so yall jsut need to stop all this racest drama im serious its doing nothing but causeing contraversy here for us do you honestly think any of this is bothering obama i dont he is happy he got what he wanted he IS AND WILL BE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES .. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME ♥ HARLEY ♥
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The noose itself isn't really a sign of hate (as pointed out, many criminals were hung back in the day). The noose hanging from a tree is a sign of one of America's grimmest chapters. The timing of it tops it off. Whoever did this obviously knew it was wrong, otherwise they would've stuck around and the officials wouldn't have to be searching for them. As for any argument that the black students were being unruly first...I don't know if you noticed, but America has gone from slavery to voting a black (biracial) president in a span of less than 150 years. Put yourself in their shoes, you'd be celebrating too.
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