Black football players force out U of Missouri President!

[righteousdude2]

I realize that their were serious issues regarding race on the university campus, but I think the football team ultimatum that forced the president to resign today is setting a very bad precedence for future protests to force out white people who may not be doing the job to protect black students or employees (in businesses) and want that person "fired!"

We see that this has sent many cops on the outside looking in following behaviors that did reflect the best interest of black folks who came into contact with law enforcement. And while some cops did deserve to be sent packing, others didn't.

If this wave of protests continue to work in ridding undesirables from positions of importance maybe we can all look forward to doing the same thing to Obama one day soon.

The way I would have handled this was by telling the black players they are under scholarship, and if they don't play, the university would consider their scholarship null and void and voluntarily vacated. In short, tuition is now yours to pay. Thanks for all you have done so far.

I would have given them the time to talk over the issues and work for solutions, but never would I allow a few angry jocks to "blackmail"into resigning, especially if I had done all I could to fix or address the problem.

The days of Ferguson are over. No more "pound of flesh" to settle difference.

What are you thoughts on this most recent development at U of M?????



http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/...uid|amp-bon-ipad|dl1|sec1_lnk2&pLid=102592924

 

[InTheLight]

I realize that their were serious issues regarding race on the university campus, but I think the football team ultimatum that forced the president to resign today is setting a very bad precedence for future protests to force out white people who may not be doing the job to protect black students or employees (in businesses) and want that person "fired!"

We see that this has sent many cops on the outside looking in following behaviors that did reflect the best interest of black folks who came into contact with law enforcement. And while some cops did deserve to be sent packing, others didn't.

If this wave of protests continue to work in ridding undesirables from positions of importance maybe we can all look forward to doing the same thing to Obama one day soon.

The way I would have handled this was by telling the black players they are under scholarship, and if they don't play, the university would consider their scholarship null and void and voluntarily vacated. In short, tuition is now yours to pay. Thanks for all you have done so far.

I would have given them the time to talk over the issues and work for solutions, but never would I allow a few angry jocks to "blackmail"into resigning, especially if I had done all I could to fix or address the problem.

The days of Ferguson are over. No more "pound of flesh" to settle difference.

What are you thoughts on this most recent development at U of M?????



http://www.aol.com/article/2015/11/09/university-of-missouri-president-says-he-will-resign/21261389/?icid=maing-fluid|amp-bon-ipad|dl1|sec1_lnk2&pLid=102592924

 

[InTheLight]

Goes to show you what an effective economic boycott (which is essentially what shutting down the football program is) does to speed the "decision making process." Wolfe basically trivialized complaints of racism and then blamed the victims. Nasty.

https://www.baptistboard.com/thread...tests-by-student-athletes.96792/#post-2182969

The way I would have handled this was by telling the black players they are under scholarship, and if they don't play, the university would consider their scholarship null and void and voluntarily vacated. In short, tuition is now yours to pay. Thanks for all you have done so far.

Wouldn't have worked. The University would have been out millions of dollars of revenues from the suspended football program. The football program would have been destroyed for years, probably decades. The university would not be able to recruit black football players so their program would be in the toilet.

Your "solution" would have the university cut off a couple hundred thousand dollars in scholarship money by losing tens of millions of dollars in football revenue. You would be sending a message that we have a racial problem here on campus and if anybody objects we yank their scholarships, esp. blacks.

 

[Zaac]

I realize that their were serious issues regarding race on the university campus, but I think the football team ultimatum that forced the president to resign today is setting a very bad precedence for future protests to force out white people who may not be doing the job to protect black students or employees (in businesses) and want that person "fired!"

Lol. The word is precedent. They did exactly what they should have done and it's a good lesson for the younger generation to get.

We see that this has sent many cops on the outside looking in following behaviors that did reflect the best interest of black folks who came into contact with law enforcement. And while some cops did deserve to be sent packing, others didn't.

This story has NOTHING to do with police officers.

If this wave of protests continue to work in ridding undesirables from positions of importance maybe we can all look forward to doing the same thing to Obama one day soon.

You've already tried or is your memory really that bad?

The way I would have handled this was by telling the black players they are under scholarship, and if they don't play, the university would consider their scholarship null and void and voluntarily vacated. In short, tuition is now yours to pay. Thanks for all you have done so far.

Well you're just a tad bit HUMONGOUS bit ignorant when it comes to things like this. The coach knew that the players were correct so he supported them. If he had attempted to yank their scholarships and then word of what happened on this campus got out, then his head would have been on the chopping block right along with the now-resigned school President.

I would have given them the time to talk over the issues and work for solutions, but never would I allow a few angry jocks to "blackmail"into resigning, especially if I had done all I could to fix or address the problem.

You're a day late and a million dollars short. HE didn't take the previous "talk over" very seriously and that's why he's gone.

The days of Ferguson are over. No more "pound of flesh" to settle difference.

What are you thoughts on this most recent development at U of M?????

The days of unchecked racial prejudice and perhaps racism too are apparently over at the University of Missouri.

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[777]

The days of Ferguson are NOT over, as long as that Jay Nixon is governor of the state - Tim Wolfe had no choice but to resign. The booster club make it clear that if he didn’t resign, and the Board of Curators still refused to fire him, Nixon would be stepping in to claim the scalp for the BLM.

The reason for the racial unrest on the campus was that some unknown person in a truck yelled some racial slur at some faculty member there, then someone made a swastika out of human waste and left it in a dorm room. Well, Wolfe's non-response led to the radical blacks protesting homecoming and they got all bent out of shape when he didn't jump up and march with them. Then, they trolled Wolfe to Kansas City and he told them the big problem was with them themselves. That was enough and here you have the rare "victory" for the left on their on PC turf. Making their football team actually win will be much, much harder for them all.

 

[Revmitchell]

They should never have given into the students.

 

[go2church]

Sad that it took a threat of losing millions of dollars for the university to properly address this issue. One would think an institution of higher learning would have moved quicker. It's laughable that the presidents suggested they convine a committee about these issues in April! Even from the base PR level, it's fairly clear that he didn't get it. Guy on a hunger strike, football team refusing to play, professors speaking out...yeah, I'm free in April, how about you?

 

[Use of Time]

They should never have given into the students.

How about students, head football coach, professors and the board of curators? I mean just what would it take for you to address the issues that were so flippantly dismissed?

 

[Salty]

What is the purpose of the university - To educate or to play football

 

[Use of Time]

I'm going to need to know what this has to do with the thread. They can obviously handle both as do hundreds of other institutions across the nation.

 

[righteousdude2]

They should never have given into the students.

AMEN! It will not stop at the campus of this University! Mark my words!

 

[Use of Time]

AMEN! It will not stop at the campus of this University! Mark my words!

Well I sincerely hope you are right that students will be supported by faculty, athletics and administration in standing up to racism. It's kind of odd that you think this is a bad thing. They should just sit there and take it right RD2?

 

[Zaac]

What is the purpose of the university - To educate or to play football

Both. Most of these state schools get a lot of their funding from donors. Without football, alumni donations (corporate and individual)dry up.

 

[Zaac]

AMEN! It will not stop at the campus of this University! Mark my words!

Good.For once you need to be right about something. It doesn't need to. Some of yall sound insane in thinking that a university President can sit back and allow this stuff to go unchecked and keep his job. This isn't the 1960s.

The NCAA should be shaking in its boots because the student athletes finally figured out that they really have the power.

 

[Revmitchell]

...
The first of those demands required a “handwritten” apology from President Tim Wolfe that included:

Tim Wolfe must acknowledge his white male privilege, recognize that systems of oppression exist, and provide a verbal commitment to fulfilling Concerned Student 1-9-5-0 demands.

With Wolfe’s exit yesterday, the following demands are still on the table. You can judge for yourself whether they are fair:

2) A new amendment to the UM system policies must be established to have all future UM system president and Chancellor positions be selected by a collective of students, staff, and faculty of diverse backgrounds.

3) We demand that the University of Missouri meets the Legion of Black Collegians’ demands that were presented in the 1969 for the betterment of the black community.

4) We demand that the University of Missouri creates and enforces comprehensive racial awareness and inclusion curriculum throughout all campus departments and units, mandatory for all students, faculty, staff and administration. This curriculum must be vetted, maintained, and overseen by a board comprised of students, staff and faculty of color.

5) We demand that by the academic year 2017-18, the University of Missouri increases the percentage of black faculty and staff members campus-wide by 10 percent.

According to Missouri’s website, about 7% of enrollment in fall of 2014 was black, while just 3.25% of faculty was black. Missouri will have an uphill climb to reach those numbers by the fall of 2017.

The demands continue:

6) We demand that the University of Missouri composes a strategic 10-year plan on May, 1 2016 that will increase retention rates for marginalized students, sustain diversity curriculum and training, and promote a more safe and inclusive campus.

7) We demand that the University of Missouri increases funding and resources for the University of Missouri Counseling Center for the purpose of hiring additional mental health professionals, particularly those of color, boosting mental health outreach and programming across campus, increasing campus-wide awareness and visibility of the counseling center, and reducing lengthy wait times for prospective clients.

8) We demand that the University of Missouri increases funding, resources and personnel for the social justice centers on campus for the purpose of hiring additional professionals, particularly those of color, boosting outreach and programming across campus and increasing campus-wide awareness and visibility.

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/11/466...ned&utm_campaign=education&utm_term=ijamerica

 

[Revmitchell]

The official Twitter account for the group of University of Missouri protesters who ousted the school president blasted the “white media” Monday night for not “respecting black spaces.”

“It’s typically white media who don’t understand the importance of respecting black spaces,” the group wrote in a Tweet.

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2015/11/09/mizzou-protesters-white-media-wont-respect-black-spaces/

 

[Zaac]

http://www.ijreview.com/2015/11/466...ned&utm_campaign=education&utm_term=ijamerica

What does this list have to do with the guy who was on a hunger strike and the football players?

Anyway, I like the list. It shows that the students have done their homework and understand how strides were made in the Civil Rights Era. You don't have to get everything. But you've got to have a plan that outlines the changes you want to see made.