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Students at Pennsylvania college demand building - be renamed because of racial overtones
Daily Mail ^ | 12/08/15

Posted on 12/10/2015 1:10:08 AM PST by Libloather

Students at Pennsylvania college demand building called 'Lynch Memorial Hall' be renamed because of racial overtones

Students at a small Pennsylvania college are demanding that administrators rename a building called 'Lynch Memorial Hall' because of the racial overtones of the word 'lynch.'

The building is named after Clyde A. Lynch, who was president of Lebanon Valley College from 1932 until his death in 1950.

Students want school officials to either rename the building entirely or add Lynch's first name and middle initial, saying the word recalls the public executions of black men by white mobs in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

It was included on a list of demands that students presented to the school on Friday. Other demands include a more diverse curriculum, more sensitivity training for staff and regular surveys of the racial climate on campus.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: lynch; pennsylvania; race; students
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To: Libloather

Take up a collection from all those who want the name changed to cover the expenses of changing the signage and any documentation that has the building name on it. That might be a nice real-world lesson for these students.


21 posted on 12/10/2015 4:58:31 AM PST by MulberryDraw
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To: Libloather

It is offensive because it brings to mind that America is currently being Lynched by a racist attorney general


22 posted on 12/10/2015 5:01:05 AM PST by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPyes but now I must concentratc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trumping.)
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To: Old Yeller; Peet
use a spade for the ground breaking ceremony.

The leaves turning, the nip in the air...


23 posted on 12/10/2015 5:04:40 AM PST by Old Sarge
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To: Old Sarge

Don’t be niggardly with the funding, either.


24 posted on 12/10/2015 5:23:29 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (Radical Muslims want to behead you, moderateate Muslims want to watch and cheer.)
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To: Libloather
Could name it 'Loretta Lynch Hall' so she won't prosecute.

"Don't Lynch"?

"Don't Lynch Lynch"

(I'm confused. Would that be "Speech That 'Edges Toward Violence'" or would it be "Anti-Speech-That-Edges-Toward-Violence"?)

25 posted on 12/10/2015 5:23:56 AM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: MikeSteelBe

Beat me to it.


26 posted on 12/10/2015 5:26:00 AM PST by isthisnickcool (Say what you will about The Donald, but he has all the right enemies.)
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To: Libloather

Loretta should change her name. Shirracha Jackson sounds more appropriate.


27 posted on 12/10/2015 5:30:45 AM PST by Mashood
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To: Libloather

Dutchmen - Lebanon Valley College - Annville, Pennsylvania

28 posted on 12/10/2015 5:31:59 AM PST by JoeProBono (SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING ’VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
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To: Libloather

How about “NO!”

Why are these groups being coddled so much?

They are looking for pinchpoints to protest about.

And the administrators, being castrati, run around afraid of them.

Just say no and go on to the next item.


29 posted on 12/10/2015 5:35:02 AM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: Libloather

The university is being niggardly in their treatment of students


30 posted on 12/10/2015 5:38:30 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Libloather

When will we have to remove ‘lynch’ from our language?


31 posted on 12/10/2015 5:40:18 AM PST by jch10 (Hillary in the Big House, not the White House .)
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To: P.O.E.

PA Ping!

Hey, I live near Lynchburg. There is a Lynchburg College!


32 posted on 12/10/2015 6:01:28 AM PST by randita
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To: Libloather

I guess we could place their separate water fountains in front of the renamed building.


33 posted on 12/10/2015 7:02:36 AM PST by zeugma (Last time I was sober, man I felt bad. Worst hangover I've ever had.)
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To: zeugma

I “demand” that these students be expelled immediately.


34 posted on 12/10/2015 7:21:14 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: randita; fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; South Hawthorne; ...
PA Ping!

If you see posts of interest to Pennsylvanians, please ping me.

Thanks!

Thanks randita for the heads up

More:

Concerned about racial insensitivity, Penn renames 'masters'

It's called "cultural Marxism"

35 posted on 12/10/2015 3:49:56 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America)
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To: JoeProBono

Isn’t that Bruce Jenner?


36 posted on 12/10/2015 4:30:02 PM PST by Libloather (Embrace the suck)
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To: BwanaNdege

“Don’t Lynch me, bro.”


37 posted on 12/10/2015 4:31:05 PM PST by Libloather (Embrace the suck)
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