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These two bits come from the Reveille:

The first one is a letter to the editor.

Confederate flag offends student

As I drove down Nicholoson Drive this Saturday morning, I saw something that shocked and amazed me.

On the corner of Nicholoson and South Stadium Drive was a picnic tent set up for the sports event that day. Above it flew the flag of the United States alongside a LSU-colored Confederate flag.

I wanted to stop my car and tell those people to take the flag down from its pole.

I cannot believe that the school from which I will recievemy B.A. in May would allow a sports fan to associate it with a symbol of slavery and oppression.

I don't attend many sports events, and the sight of a rebel flag at such events may be commonplace. I am still outraged that someone would have the nerve to put that flag on our campus.

Considering the fact that many of our athletes are African American, I would think that the administration would stop such gross displays of bigotry.

If LSU wants to present itself as a flagship school, it needs to take steps toward gaining the respect of the nation as a whole. Allowing the school colors to be transferred to a Confederate flag, which will be flown at sports events, undermines what should be the fundamental goals of every state institution — education, equality and tolerance.

Please sports fans, leave your symbols of hate at home. LSU, please enter the 21st century.

Sarah Bailly

Senior

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http://www.lsureveille.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/03/07/422c48090bae4

This second piece is an article from the front page.

Controversial Colors

The purple and gold confederate flag invokes concern among some

Jennifer Mayeux
Staff Writer

March 07, 2005

One University student has decided to take what he calls the controversy over purple and gold-colored Confederate battle flags into his own hands.

Brandon Smith, speaker of the Student Senate and former Black Student Union president, said he has struggled for three years with the issue. And though he knows the flag cannot be outlawed because it is protected by the First Amendment, Smith is considering proposing legislation in the Student Senate or forming a campus coalition to oppose it.

Smith said the Confederate battle flag — a symbol of battle Confederate troops used more than 100 years ago during the Civil War — symbolizes racism for many black students.

Smith said it is “very conflicting” for black students to see their school colors on such a controversial symbol.

“It’s a pseudo-endorsement of [the flag],” Smith said.
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The rest of the article can be found here:
http://www.lsureveille.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/03/07/422c4fb80a6b2

Carface, Mar 7, 2005

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Considering the fact that many of our athletes are African American
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This is so confusing. I didn't think we were supposed to use the term "African American" any longer. Is this still PC?

There really should be a website where you can find the latest terminology for peoples of all backgrounds, crackers included.

NoLimitMD, Mar 7, 2005

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Simply put, just because you (meaning anyone), see a flag as symbolizing something in particular, doesn't necessarily make it so. Get a life and go find a cause that really matters. This one is about 20 years too late.

This is a response to the article, not the poster bringing it to our attention.

burlesontiger, Mar 7, 2005

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I cannot believe that the school from which I will recievemy B.A. in May would allow a sports fan to associate it with a symbol of slavery and oppression
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and i cannot believe a person who is an adult about to graduate from college is unaware of how people are allowed to display whatever symbols they like.

I would think that the administration would stop such gross displays of bigotry.
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i would think an adult would realize what free speech is and how it works.

Allowing the school colors to be transferred to a Confederate flag, which will be flown at sports events, undermines .... tolerance.
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yeah, wanting to tell people what symbols are politically acceptable, that is really "tolerance".

martin, Mar 7, 2005

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martin said:

and i cannot believe a person who is an adult about to graduate from college is unaware of how people are allowed to display whatever symbols they like.
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Let's ratchet down those expectations martin. She's a freaking LATIN major. Nobody speaks Latin, only doctors and lawyers use Latin, and I'm guessing there are about 50 better degrees if you're considering employment in either field.

I'm just proud of that student for being resourceful enough to find someone to write that letter for her.

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NoLimitMD said:

Let's ratchet down those expectations martin. She's a freaking LATIN major.
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mea culpa.

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NoLimitMD said:

Let's ratchet down those expectations martin. She's a freaking LATIN major. Nobody speaks Latin, only doctors and lawyers use Latin, and I'm guessing there are about 50 better degrees if you're considering employment in either field.

I'm just proud of that student for being resourceful enough to find someone to write that letter for her.
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Seems like yet one more young person who has chosen to spend her parents' money on an education that will perpare her to contribute nothing to society, but will instead only serve to perpetuate the obviously inflated opinion she already has of her own self-importance.

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As the other thread on confederate flags mentioned, I think the flag shows disrespect to black people and shouldn't be flow at all, much less in purple in gold. However, there's always that little thing called Free Speech. I understand black people being offended and saying something about, just don't say it needs to be banned.

CParso, Mar 7, 2005

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I cannot believe that the school from which I will recievemy B.A. in May would allow a sports fan to associate it with a symbol of slavery and oppression.
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You mean she's been at LSU for four years and has NEVER seen the Purple and Gold Confederate Battle Flag flown?!?! I'll bet her next letter will be about driving further down Nicholson and finding a huge football stadium! She needs to wake up, get a life, and get over it. Just my opinion.

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"I wanted to stop my car and tell those people to take the flag down from its pole."

I'd have paid big bucks to be there to see the response she got if she had. :hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

G_MAN113, Mar 7, 2005

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