I just don't get people...

[TheGameIs21]

Protest

EVANSTON, Illinois (AP) -- Students upset by a spate of hateful graffiti on walls at Northwestern University protested Tuesday by wearing black and refusing to speak during classes.

Several student groups organized the demonstration in response to writings and drawings that have included swastikas, an anti-Semitic phrase, racial slurs and a depiction of a lynching.

The graffiti began appearing last spring and continued into last weekend.

Minority students were asked to participate in the protest, but all students were asked to wear black and attend a rally Wednesday on the 17,000-student campus north of Chicago.

University spokesman Alan Cubbage said police are investigating the graffiti but have no leads. There is a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved.

University president Henry Bienen sent an e-mail to all students and faculty.

"I condemn these acts as strongly as I can. These actions are offensive to the entire Northwestern community and will not be tolerated."

Would someone like to explain how this was supposed to make a point? I just don't get what they are trying to do by protesting like this. I am constantly reminded why I hate people.

 

[conjur]

Well, it got *your* attention, eh?

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: TheGameIs21
... I am constantly reminded why I hate people.

don't be a hater man

 

[PunDogg]

it shows that they will not take this sitting down, and that the Univ. most do everything in its power to find out who did this.

Dogg

 

[gopunk]

what are they protesting exactly? was the university responsible for the graffiti? if anything, i'm sure the university is as against it as the students are. so what is the f*ing point?

 

[PunDogg]

Originally posted by: gopunk
what are they protesting exactly? was the university responsible for the graffiti? if anything, i'm sure the university is as against it as the students are. so what is the f*ing point?

they might be as against it as the students, but this puts them in the paper, which lets everyone know of the reward so someone might come forward, it also forces the Univ. to do more, if it wasn;t doing everything it could, and it also shows that the students won't take something like that just sitting down.

Dogg

 

[gopunk]

Originally posted by: PunDogg

Originally posted by: gopunk
what are they protesting exactly? was the university responsible for the graffiti? if anything, i'm sure the university is as against it as the students are. so what is the f*ing point?

they might be as against it as the students, but this puts them in the paper, which lets everyone know of the reward so someone might come forward, it also forces the Univ. to do more, if it wasn;t doing everything it could, and it also shows that the students won't take something like that just sitting down.

Dogg

i guess it makes sense in terms of a publicity stunt. as for the university, i doubt the university is any less eager to get its property vandalized because of some students not talking. and i doubt that whoever did the vandalism really cares whether or not the students are going to take it sitting down. but yes, i suppose it makes sense if they were looking for a publicity stunt.

 

[Savij]

The point is that it shows whoever is doing it that they are obviously in the minority and their actions have offended a lot of people. It shows that many (most? all?)students are displeased with the actions of the individual and hopefully lets the person who is doing this know that they will not be encouraged by the Northwestern U community (in case the graffiti artist is trying to encourage other students to embrace the hate). If the person who did this is a student, it lets them know that they have displeased their peers and it's not just the administration saying "This is bad, We shouldn't do it"

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: TheGameIs21
Protest

EVANSTON, Illinois (AP) -- Students upset by a spate of hateful graffiti on walls at Northwestern University protested Tuesday by wearing black and refusing to speak during classes.

Several student groups organized the demonstration in response to writings and drawings that have included swastikas, an anti-Semitic phrase, racial slurs and a depiction of a lynching.

The graffiti began appearing last spring and continued into last weekend.

Minority students were asked to participate in the protest, but all students were asked to wear black and attend a rally Wednesday on the 17,000-student campus north of Chicago.

University spokesman Alan Cubbage said police are investigating the graffiti but have no leads. There is a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved.

University president Henry Bienen sent an e-mail to all students and faculty.

"I condemn these acts as strongly as I can. These actions are offensive to the entire Northwestern community and will not be tolerated."

Would someone like to explain how this was supposed to make a point? I just don't get what they are trying to do by protesting like this. I am constantly reminded why I hate people.

Why do you hate people?

 

[Konigin]

Evanston and Northwestern has a large Jewish population, they probably don't appreciate it.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: conjur
Well, it got *your* attention, eh?

Not only that, but it got a thread on ATOT.. So now it's go our attention. Pretty effective, no?

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: Konigin
Evanston and Northwestern has a large Jewish population, they probably don't appreciate it.

don't appreciate it........probably a bit of an understatement

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: TheGameIs21
Protest

EVANSTON, Illinois (AP) -- Students upset by a spate of hateful graffiti on walls at Northwestern University protested Tuesday by wearing black and refusing to speak during classes.

Several student groups organized the demonstration in response to writings and drawings that have included swastikas, an anti-Semitic phrase, racial slurs and a depiction of a lynching.

The graffiti began appearing last spring and continued into last weekend.

Minority students were asked to participate in the protest, but all students were asked to wear black and attend a rally Wednesday on the 17,000-student campus north of Chicago.

University spokesman Alan Cubbage said police are investigating the graffiti but have no leads. There is a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of anyone involved.

University president Henry Bienen sent an e-mail to all students and faculty.

"I condemn these acts as strongly as I can. These actions are offensive to the entire Northwestern community and will not be tolerated."

Would someone like to explain how this was supposed to make a point? I just don't get what they are trying to do by protesting like this. I am constantly reminded why I hate people.

Just admit it. you did it. you are upset because the student body doesnt see you for the talented artist you really are.

 

[thomsbrain]

haha, that's pretty funny. i'm sure the graffitti people will be VERY impressed by people not speaking during class.

if anything, it will just gratify them. the best thing to do for those people is to just paint over it immediately and "pretend" it never happened. all they want is attention, so why give it to them?