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Old 09-02-2014, 01:07 AM
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Sweet Briar College Launchs Investigation after Racist Labels Placed on Doors...

http://www.wset.com/story/26407614/s...residence-hall

Sweet Briar College Launchs Investigation after Racist Labels Placed on Doors of Residence Hall
Posted: Aug 29, 2014 3:27 PM PDT
By Mona Abdi

Amherst County, VA - Sweet Briar College says they are looking for the person responsible for putting 'Whites only' and 'Colored' labels on the doors and water coolers of a residential hall.

They say it happened between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., Thursday, on the fourth floor of the Meta Glass Hall.

Sweet Briar administrators say it was a student residential advisor who came across the labels on the Meta Glass hall.

"She was upset. She was, as many of us, upset, angry and hurt" said Dean of Co-Curricular Life Cheryl Steele."I believe one said colored and the other said for whites only" said Dean of Co-Curricular Life Cheryl Steele.

Each label was placed, respectively, on two doors of the hall and also on two nearby water coolers. "It certainly evokes history and memories none of us want to have as part of student experience" said Steele.

Another student RA, Kiona Davis says students who attended the hall meeting were shocked and uncomfortable when they heard what happened on their floor. Many of them freshmen who were preparing for the first day of school.

"A lot of them would rather stay locked in their room instead of coming out, because they didn't think it was going to be like that" said Davis.

Steele says this is an isolated incident and does not represent the culture of the campus.

However, for a women's school founded on a former plantation and racially integrated 50 years ago, She says this incident holds more significance.

"I'm sad and I continue to be sad. It's not indicative of what we are" said Student Body President Katie Craig.

Craig sent an email to students stressing that Sweet Briar women are progressive, not oppressive.

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http://www.nbc12.com/story/26416260/...-colored-signs

"The email read in part:

"While posting these extremely hurtful labels, I had one thing in mind. My mission was to show others that words can still have an extreme impact, and the past still resonates with us all. While moving forward, we can never really shake the past. The past is a part of us and we are a part of the past. While they did not necessarily know this before, we are all equal and nobody deserves to be treated unfairly. I was trying to make a point, but the point ended up "making me"…now everyone has ideas on what type of person that I am. I am none of these things….I am myself, I am caring and kind. I am the last person who would ever intentionally hurt someone else, but most of all, I am sorry!"

Jones says he has encouraged her to come forward in compliance with the honor code. He says an investigation is continuing. "
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Old 09-02-2014, 01:08 AM
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Knee jerk reaction on TSM prior to student confessing.
No, TSM is not for worldly news however after reading her thoughts, she makes valid points, especially from a younger perspective. I appreciate what she is saying.
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Old 09-02-2014, 01:25 AM
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If the girl who did it really was trying to make a point, she should have discussed what she was going to do with the RAs first.
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Old 09-02-2014, 09:25 AM
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Ahhh, the old "it was a social experiment" defense.
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Old 09-02-2014, 10:38 AM
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I'd been following this on TSMs Twitter and as soon as I read this from the first article I knew it'd be the "teachable moment" defense.

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"After attending a Wednesday night, school-sponsored production of “In Sweet Remembrance,” a play that deals with race relations and conflicts at the school, several students found the message…offensive? They decided to really stick it to the administration and “colored” students alike."
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Old 09-02-2014, 01:33 PM
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It took me a bit to be able to verbalize my impression, but I think I have it. Lisa Simpson move. College freshman, know it all, wants everyone to know she's less racist than the rest of them. But her genius idea backfired.
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Old 09-02-2014, 08:58 PM
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It took me a bit to be able to verbalize my impression, but I think I have it. Lisa Simpson move. College freshman, know it all, wants everyone to know she's less racist than the rest of them. But her genius idea backfired.
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