The one in the Raleigh N&O today in which Duke University welcomes the New Black Panther Party to protest on campus.
I saw it tonight on the counter (never even LOOK at that paper, get it for the husband's crossword.)
Shameful.
If I was a parent of a kid considering Duke, that would have done it for me.
Duke students received an email today. I will not post the entire email, but here is an edited version:
Subject: Response to Reports of a Possible Demonstration at Duke on May 1, 2006
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This afternoon, Duke Police were in contact with representatives of That organization. Duke Police were told that the group plans to hold a press conference/demonstration on Durham city property outside West Campus on Monday at 10:00a.m. They informed Duke Police that they have no intention of entering the campus to be disruptive in any way. They also assured us they will not have guns.
Durham Police will require that any demonstrations on city property near our campus will abide by all appropriate state and local laws.
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We will not let the safety of our campus be jeopardized, nor will we allow our students' lives to be disrupted.
Duke University will have additional officers assigned. Any attempted access by this group to our campus will be tightly restricted and no disruption of the university will be permitted. This information has been conveyed to the representatives of the New Black Panther Party. Again, they have assured Duke Police that they plan to peacefully assemble off of our campus and do not intend to enter university property.
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Duke Police is taking all necessary precautions to ensure that this is the case.