Post by Logan on Apr 22, 2016 3:16:17 GMT -6
Hundreds at UW-Madison protest student's arrest, racist incidents
Hundreds of UW-Madison students and professors marched through the university Thursday, protesting the recent arrest of a black student and racist incidents on campus, and accusing UW officials of doing more to protect the institution’s image than they have to solve long-festering problems with its racial climate.
Up to 400 people gathered at the top of Bascom Hill at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, about the time one week earlier when a UW-Madison police officer entered a classroom to talk with Denzel McDonald, a senior who police say spray-painted several buildings with anti-racist messages. McDonald was later arrested on vandalism charges.
The arrest became another flashpoint for students and professors near the end of a semester in which the university was rocked by several high-profile, racially charged incidents.
Like their peers at colleges across the country, minority students at UW-Madison have pushed administrators in recent months for changes to improve their experiences on the predominantly white campus. They have also shared examples of racism they have encountered on social media under the hashtag #TheRealUW.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/hundreds-at-uw-madison-protest-student-s-arrest-racist-incidents/article_d655c1d5-2815-5278-9400-4eb40379d719.html
Hundreds of UW-Madison students and professors marched through the university Thursday, protesting the recent arrest of a black student and racist incidents on campus, and accusing UW officials of doing more to protect the institution’s image than they have to solve long-festering problems with its racial climate.
Up to 400 people gathered at the top of Bascom Hill at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, about the time one week earlier when a UW-Madison police officer entered a classroom to talk with Denzel McDonald, a senior who police say spray-painted several buildings with anti-racist messages. McDonald was later arrested on vandalism charges.
The arrest became another flashpoint for students and professors near the end of a semester in which the university was rocked by several high-profile, racially charged incidents.
Like their peers at colleges across the country, minority students at UW-Madison have pushed administrators in recent months for changes to improve their experiences on the predominantly white campus. They have also shared examples of racism they have encountered on social media under the hashtag #TheRealUW.
Read more: host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/university/hundreds-at-uw-madison-protest-student-s-arrest-racist-incidents/article_d655c1d5-2815-5278-9400-4eb40379d719.html