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The Black Student Union at UC Berkeley wants to honour convicted murderer Assata Shakur (above) by renaming a university building after her
The Black Student Union at UC Berkeley wants to honour convicted murderer Assata Shakur (above) by renaming a university building after her
A student group has demanded that a university building is renamed after a convicted murderer.
The Black Student Union at UC Berkeley wants to honour Assata Shakur, the first woman on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists, with the name change.
Shakur was found guilty of shooting New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1977.
The 67-year-old former Black Panther activist escaped from prison two years later and is thought to be hiding in Cuba.
The union believes she represents an 'icon of resistance within oppressed communities', Fox News reported.
Cori McGowens, a junior at the university, said: 'We want the renaming of it to [go to] someone, Assata Shakur, who we feel represents us as black students.'
The students have also asked the university to hire two black admissions officers, two black psychologists and two black advisers.
They are hoping an African-American resource center will be created.
Their request for a building, thought to be Barrows Hall, to be renamed has split reactions on social media.
And Another School out there.
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Earlier this year, the Inquisitr reported on the student government of the University of California Irvine (UCI) voting to ban the American flag from campus. Despite the vote, the ban will not happen because the Executive Board of the Associated Students of Concordia University Irvine (ASCUI) vetoed it. Still, the possibility that any student government could vote in favor of banning the flag of this county did not sit well with Republicans, and now GOP representatives are taking action to punish any public institution of learning banning the American flag by removing their funding.
Currently, the debacle over the American flag ban at UCI is still ongoing. A meeting was supposed to happen to discuss the situation, but it had to be cancelled due to a threat of violence.
According to Yahoo!, the student council scheduled a meeting on a bill to ban national flags (not just the American flag) from the common area of student government offices on Tuesday. The view in mind for the meeting is that national flags bare a range of cultural significance that could be misinterpreted in a negative fashion. But as mentioned earlier, it was cancelled as a "viable threat of violence" was received among officials. It should be noted that the threat itself was not specific.
Howard Gillman, the UCI Chancellor, made a statement pertaining to the flag ban and their reasons to overturn it as a resolution.
"Regardless of your opinion on the display of the American flag, we must be united in protecting the people who make this university a premier institution of higher learning."
Their resolution also states that national flags of any country, including the United States, had been "flown in instances of colonialism and imperialism." They also "serve as symbols of patriotism or weapons of nationalism." Finally, there was a statement that seems to regulate one of the freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.
"Freedom of speech, in a space that aims to be as inclusive as possible, can be interpreted as hate speech."
In a follow-up by FOX News, it reports that UCI campus police have increased their security. They are also asking students to report any suspicious activity that may or may not be associated to the situation. The flag ban argument at UCI is still ongoing and as of now, the veto remains in effect until further notice. The Inquisitr will report on the latest news on this situation when it becomes available
The Black Student Union at UC Berkeley wants to honour convicted murderer Assata Shakur (above) by renaming a university building after her
The Black Student Union at UC Berkeley wants to honour convicted murderer Assata Shakur (above) by renaming a university building after her
A student group has demanded that a university building is renamed after a convicted murderer.
The Black Student Union at UC Berkeley wants to honour Assata Shakur, the first woman on the FBI's list of most wanted terrorists, with the name change.
Shakur was found guilty of shooting New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster in 1977.
The 67-year-old former Black Panther activist escaped from prison two years later and is thought to be hiding in Cuba.
The union believes she represents an 'icon of resistance within oppressed communities', Fox News reported.
Cori McGowens, a junior at the university, said: 'We want the renaming of it to [go to] someone, Assata Shakur, who we feel represents us as black students.'
The students have also asked the university to hire two black admissions officers, two black psychologists and two black advisers.
They are hoping an African-American resource center will be created.
Their request for a building, thought to be Barrows Hall, to be renamed has split reactions on social media.
And Another School out there.
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Earlier this year, the Inquisitr reported on the student government of the University of California Irvine (UCI) voting to ban the American flag from campus. Despite the vote, the ban will not happen because the Executive Board of the Associated Students of Concordia University Irvine (ASCUI) vetoed it. Still, the possibility that any student government could vote in favor of banning the flag of this county did not sit well with Republicans, and now GOP representatives are taking action to punish any public institution of learning banning the American flag by removing their funding.
Currently, the debacle over the American flag ban at UCI is still ongoing. A meeting was supposed to happen to discuss the situation, but it had to be cancelled due to a threat of violence.
According to Yahoo!, the student council scheduled a meeting on a bill to ban national flags (not just the American flag) from the common area of student government offices on Tuesday. The view in mind for the meeting is that national flags bare a range of cultural significance that could be misinterpreted in a negative fashion. But as mentioned earlier, it was cancelled as a "viable threat of violence" was received among officials. It should be noted that the threat itself was not specific.
Howard Gillman, the UCI Chancellor, made a statement pertaining to the flag ban and their reasons to overturn it as a resolution.
"Regardless of your opinion on the display of the American flag, we must be united in protecting the people who make this university a premier institution of higher learning."
Their resolution also states that national flags of any country, including the United States, had been "flown in instances of colonialism and imperialism." They also "serve as symbols of patriotism or weapons of nationalism." Finally, there was a statement that seems to regulate one of the freedoms guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution.
"Freedom of speech, in a space that aims to be as inclusive as possible, can be interpreted as hate speech."
In a follow-up by FOX News, it reports that UCI campus police have increased their security. They are also asking students to report any suspicious activity that may or may not be associated to the situation. The flag ban argument at UCI is still ongoing and as of now, the veto remains in effect until further notice. The Inquisitr will report on the latest news on this situation when it becomes available
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At my sons commencement Nancy Pelosi was the guest speaker.[xx(] My son was the first person in line and when he was approaching the podium, Pelosi was standing at ground level directly in front of him, he reached out to shake her hand and said she was surprised and confused then stuck out her hand to shake. He took his hand away right at the moment leaving her standing with a surprised look on her face. My wife was mad as hell that he did that. I said nothing.[:)]
No matter how much education they get they are still dumber than a bag of hammers, you can't fix stupid.