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  • Racial tension running high after fight at Owatonna High School (Somalis beat up whites over essay)

    01/01/2010 4:57:12 AM PST · by reaganaut1 · 127 replies · 4,775+ views
    Star Tribune ^ | November 20, 2009 | Curt Brown
    Racial tension has been building at Owatonna High School this week after a fight broke out Monday between white and Somali students, prompting heightened police presence, backpack searches and widespread parental worries. Owatonna Police Chief Shaun LaDue said between six and 15 officers have been assigned this week to the school, which usually uses one liaison officer. Principal Don Johnson said the problems began when two white students wrote papers in recent weeks that were "inflammatory and very disrespectful." One student handed out copies of his paper to friends, while the other posted his on a class blog. Both were...
  • Was 'U' instructor's speech free - or racist?(U of MN teacher's 'hate speech' at pro-illegal ralley)

    05/03/2006 5:49:09 AM PDT · by Rakkasan1 · 24 replies · 1,636+ views
    KSTP news ^ | 5-2-06 | Kristen Steiner
    Comments a University of Minnesota instructor made at Monday’s immigration day rally are causing controversy about what is and is not considered racist. Susana De Leon, an activist and part-time instructor of Mexican-American studies, was involved in a verbal confrontation at the rally in Owatonna. "Yes, people from Europe are wet backs man... their backs so wet because they had to cross an ocean to get here,” De Leon said at the rally