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President Schill denounces hate speech, racism

In “Around the O“:

“I strongly condemn all forms of hate speech and racism,” said Michael H. Schill, UO president and professor of law. “I am troubled by the recent reports of an uptick in both subtle and overt acts of racism on campus and in the surrounding community. I have asked our law enforcement team to work with partners both here on campus and throughout Eugene to do everything they can within the law to provide a safe learning environment for our students that is free from threats and intimidation. The language of white supremacy has no place in our community.”

7 Comments

  1. Conservative Duck 01/10/2018

    It’s OK to be white.

    • uomatters Post author | 01/10/2018

      Troll

  2. honest Uncle Bernie 01/11/2018

    “The language of white supremacy has no place in our community”

    Much as I may dislike “the language of white supremacy,” this statement from Schill sounds to my admittedly untrained ear to be uncomfortably close to a conflict with constitutionally protected free speech.

      • Um, wut? 01/12/2018

        This is uncomfortably close to suggesting that Universities are exempt from the United States Constitution.

        • just different 01/12/2018

          The downvoters seem to have not read the Vox piece. Another quote:

          Universities, public or private, could not function if they could not make judgments based on content.

  3. honest Uncle Bernie 01/11/2018

    Yale is a private university, UO is public, and I believe the first amendment has very different implications.

    I was schooled a bit in the relevant constitutional law
    by the late Dave Frohnmayer.

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