new graffiti at Duke University

[Demovictory9]

Someone painted this graffiti regarding Larry Moneta, vice president for student affairs, on a tunnel on Campus Drive at Duke University.

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article210884589.html

Duke president apologizes for coffee shop incident, says university has work to do on race
BY JANE STANCILL

Duke University President Vincent Price apologized Thursday for a campus climate marred by recent racial incidents, and he said he was sorry a senior administrator's complaint about rap music at a coffee shop got two baristas fired.

In an email to students, faculty and staff Thursday, Price said: "Something has to change," adding, "I will simply say that I am deeply sorry that we are not where we want to be as a university."

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Anger has bubbled up at Duke after the firing on Monday of two baristas at the Duke-based Joe Van Gogh coffee shop after Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta visited the shop and complained about a rap song that included multiple profanities and use of the n-word. The situation led to a protest on campus Thursday, with students marching to Moneta's office. Someone also painted graffiti that said "Dump Moneta!" on the walls of a tunnel on Duke's campus.

[CatMor]

1. Good for the students protesting....

I can't believe the two were fired for a song playing. I think Duke has the wrong person for VP of Student Affairs.

[MineralMan]

2. Why do they need a VP for student affairs?

I'd think most students would be able to set those up on their own. Fire him for being superfluous.

[mnhtnbb]

3. Y'know, tRump's white supremacist policy advisor--Stephen Miller-- is a Dukie.

He graduated from there in 2007.

[mercuryblues]

4. This is how Moneta responted to racial slurs

posted on FB by a student. Racial graffiti on a dorm's door and anti Semitic flyers being handed out. Then turns around and gets 2 people fired because HE didn't like what he heard. Despite the fact the employee immediately changed the station and offered him a free muffin for the error. HE just couldn't let it go.


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To those who believe that colleges and universities should prohibit hate speech, I encourage you to read this: <a href="https://t.co/dB5FfezKUZ">https://t.co/dB5FfezKUZ</a><br><br>Freedom of expression protects the oppressed far more than the oppressors.</p>— Larry Moneta (@Dukestuaff) <a href="

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?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 27, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Different Drummer]

5. By all means, dump Moneta. n/t