Another act of intolerance and racism in the South (...side of Boston)
...hey, wait a minute...
Anti-Semitic incidents shock Northeastern, Harvard
Acts of intolerance darken campuses
By Zachary T. Sampson
Globe Correspondents / November 30, 2012
A menorah in a Northeastern University quad was vandalized and fliers bearing anti-Semitic and other offensive references were distributed in some Harvard College residences Friday in incidents that school administrators quickly condemned. Two Northeastern students confessed Friday afternoon to damaging the decorative menorah, a candelabrum used for Jewish worship during the eight-day celebration of Hanukkah.
Harvard officials are investigating the fliers, which advertised a fake social club. A picture on The Harvard Crimson website shows that the fliers included the lines “Jews need not apply” and “Seriously, no [expletive] Jews. Coloreds OK.”
Administrators at both schools decried the incidents as acts of intolerance.
“Northeastern’s deep and abiding commitment to diversity in all its forms, including religious diversity, is unwavering,” Joseph E. Aoun, the university’s president, said in a statement about the damage to the menorah, which occurred at about 1 a.m. “This disturbing incident should be an opportunity to strengthen, rather than weaken, our dedication to this deeply important value.”
The rest: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2012/12/01/anti-semitic-incidents-shock-northeastern-harvard/kxWg7eC7HvpnIrdcGO8d3I/story.html
Racism, intolerance and stupid people are ubiquitous.
Everywhere.
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