As a local boy myself, I wanted to see for sure. According to this it’s a celebration:
http://www.vmi.edu/show.aspx?tid=4294972170&id=4294972188&libID=4294972184
Wow... saw it. A "commemoration of the brilliant contributions resulting from the blending of eastern and western cultures." Again... Wow.
So a brutal 781-year occupation by a satanic cult is somehow "brilliant." I thought the leadership at VMI knew better.