Hi welcome to this second video of that world news i’m your host roosevelt me to the third a fraternity at the university of missouri has been suspended while officials investigate reports of racial and sexist slurs university officials and the delta upsilon national organization suspended the chapter of the fraternity on wednesday after
Members were accused of shouting slurs at black student late Tuesday two black female students said that other students yell racial slurs at them as they walked past the fraternity house the alleged slurs include the n-word and misogynistic explicit the temporary suspension means the fraternity cannot use campus facilities are participating
Campus events such as homecoming the fraternity has been cited for multiple university violations this semester including alcohol violations according to a university statement the incident began late Tuesday night when a group of white students walked past two members of the Legion of black collegians Activities Committee the Legion said in
Its statement that one of the white students yelled a racial slur at the woman who then contacted other Legion members campus police derived but the Legion said members of a fraternity then began shouting other obscenities and slurs at the Legion members the Legion also alleges that one of the police
Officers used excessive verbal force against a member while his hand was on his gun Delta Upsilon international said in a statement that the temporary suspension will continue while the incident is investigated fraternity executive director Justin Kurt said racism and sexism has no place in our fraternity the university said it has
Identified the students involved in that discipline for those who violate the university’s non-discrimination policies may include expulsion however because of federal privacy laws the university can’t disclose whether the students involve more discipline last year reports of racist incidents on and near campus led to student protests that eventually toppled the heads of the
University system and mizzou campus some students and officials started school again with the hope that this year would be better despite in eight percent drop in enrollment faculty were looking at the possibility of having diversity course requirement and free speech committee two weeks ago Mizzou announced a plan to improve faculty diversity but
Tuesday night’s incident just over a month into the semester triggered reactions of frustration with progress Mizzou’s leaves in a black collegian wrote in a statement Wednesday that quite frankly we are sick of this students gathered at the black Center on Mizzou’s campus Wednesday evening to talk about the incident and
Breathe the community on what had gone on followed by a prayer service so what are you thoughts about this I would love to hear them so please leave a comment in the section below
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