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| Students demand college rename 'Lynch' building because of racial overtones |
| 2015-12-10 |
| [NYPOST] Protesters at a Pennsylvania college are demanding that the school rename a building called Lynch Memorial Hall because of the racial overtones of the word "lynch." The group of students at Leb Valley College submitted a list of demands to the administrators, including nixing the name of the building devoted to the college's former president, Clyde A. Lynch. "All of the hate at this school makes me want to cry," one student, Lacey Eriksen, wrote on Twitter about the protest. All of the hate at this school makes me want to cry.Student organizers said the college needed to address "institutional injustices" on the campus. "It's a rare moment here at Leb Valley College," Michael Schroeder, an associate professor of history, told PennLive outside a recent demonstration. The demonstration Schroeder spoke at was closed to photos and video by organizers who sought to create a "safe space," the site said. A school front man called former president Lynch a "very important figure" in the history of the college. He is credited with guiding the school through the Great Depression. Other demands by the group include a more diverse curriculum, more sensitivity training for staff and regular surveys of the racial climate on campus. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #16 The University was a 10 to 12 hour per day job for me I n classes, labs, and studying. I did not have time for sensitivity $hit, or Berkeley riots |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2015-12-10 22:49 |
| #15 Two things are certain - death and taxes Two things are limitless - stupidity and self-rigteousness |
| Posted by: Anon1 2015-12-10 22:42 |
| #14 Chicago has been a cesspool of Democrat identity politics and liberal payoff games. Maybe Revrun Wright's "Chickens coming home to roost" are a necessary wake-up call. Burn it down, Kill each other. No PO-leece. You want anarchy and tribal politics? You got it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-12-10 20:58 |
| #13 #12 was me. This one is worse.One of the leaders of the Chicago protests said on MSNBC Thursday that one of their main goals was to defund the police department. “So getting Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign is definitely not the main goal of the movement right now,” Breanna Champion, leader of the Black Youth Project. “In Chicago, police receive 40% of our city’s budget to remain operational. That is completely unheard of and unacceptable.” |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2015-12-10 20:18 |
| #12 Great. Another Lynch Mob. |
| Posted by: Ebbogum and Company8034 2015-12-10 20:12 |
| #11 "It might actually kill some of them when their heads exploded." What's the downside, SM? |
| Posted by: Barbara 2015-12-10 19:30 |
| #10 I share the same last name with a certain German gun manufacturer. Good thing they don't have a building named after me! It might actually kill some of them when their heads exploded. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2015-12-10 17:11 |
| #9 Lacey may have problems finding a job when she graduates. Who would want to deal with her discovering racism everywhere. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2015-12-10 16:21 |
| #8 Dear Lacey, You've blown a fuse, girl. You need to calm down. EU |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-12-10 13:07 |
| #7 College was 4 great years of partying for me. I can't imagine wasting those 4 years wallowing in self-imagined "sensitivity". |
| Posted by: Crusader 2015-12-10 11:27 |
| #6 Remember when this same crowd used to preach "tolerance"? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2015-12-10 11:10 |
| #5 I would like to hit lacey eriksen right between the eyes for sounding that stupid. |
| Posted by: chris 2015-12-10 08:44 |
| #4 Next the little snowflakes will boycott Crayola because it uses the word "colors"! |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-12-10 08:16 |
| #3 She, as well as Eric Holder, Is a hate crime. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-12-10 00:40 |
| #2 Better send our AG, Loretta Lynch, to speak to them. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2015-12-10 00:08 |
| #1 I also demand that Loretta Lynch change her last name because it's racist. |
| Posted by: gorb 2015-12-10 00:07 |