Southern Mississippi band members to be discipline for racist chants.

[RandySF]

"We deeply regret the remarks made by a few students at today's game. The words of these individuals do not represent the sentiments of our pep band, athletic department or university. We apologize to Mr. Rodriquez and will take quick and appropriate disciplinary action against the students involved in this isolated incident."

Southern Miss interim athletic director Jeff Hammond met with Kansas State athletic director John Currie Tuesday afternoon to express the university's regret over the matter.

Hammond said that he planned on taking the band director to meet with Rodriguez and possibly Kansas State coach Frank Martin.

"I want to reach out to Conference USA and anyone else who is impacted by this and take full responsibility for this," Hammond said. "This does not represent the state or university. This is not acceptable."




http://content.usatoday.com/communities/campusrivalry/post/2012/03/southern-miss-band-chants-wheres-your-green-card/1#.T2Jzsn30NJc

[elleng]

1. Thank you.

[lastlib]

2. Good to know they have some adults in charge there....

[GentryDixon]

3. It's a learned behavior.

The horse is already out of the barn. Fox Snooze and right wing hate radio should take a bow

[lukkadairish]

6. Damned good post

The Prez apologized publicly....only problem was she misspelled the young man's last name in the release. Makes it worse in my opin...she just wants to put the fire out before she's consumed by it. There is also word that the ADs met and a possible meet with the player, the band director, and others is looking to be set up. This boy has an opportunity to school these kooks. He needs to do the talking first. Call em all out, Immigration Law, KKK hotbed, backwoods 'tude, the whole parade. THEN maybe the smallwits could talk

[gratuitous]

4. See Republicans? That's called an "apology"

There's some language attempting to minimize this ("a few students" and "isolated incident&quot , but the upshot is "We apologize," we "will take quick and appropriate disciplinary action" and "this is not acceptable." It's really not that hard, provided you're expressing actual remorse and contrition.

[etherealtruth]

14. You're right

This apology was appropriate. I clicked on this post expecting to read something "Rush Limbaughesque" and instead read a very appropriate response.

[RandySF]

17. I closely listened several times.

It really did sound like tow or three people. I should note that, at the top, university officials may come from all over the country. So they are more likely to be mortified by that conduct.

[Blue_Tires]

5. Nothing like making an ass of yourself on national tv to spur quick action from the admins

[freshwest]

8. Youtube strikes again!

[TNLib]

7. Being Hispanic and living in the south

this makes me really sad.

[kestrel91316]

9. I'd prefer they be expelled from the university.

[LuvNewcastle]

10. They didn't even mention the incident on local sports

tonight, and USM is in this viewing area. Fucking cowards.

[longship]

11. Who fostered this environment?

Where it's okay to do this?

Athletic director should pay. He (no doubt it's a he) should resign.

[onenote]

13. The athletic director should resign because of the actions of some members of the band?

Maybe a math professor should resign too.

[etherealtruth]

15. That's what I want to know?

Under what circumstances would these cretins believe that this was even remotely acceptable?

[Aerows]

12. That's how an official takes responsibility

He didn't back away from it, he took responsibility for it, and didn't equivocate on it.

I'm tired of people in public positions that pretend that it isn't their responsibility to do something when something horrible happens.

[Logical]

16. I agree, handled it well!!