The president of the University of
Louisville and staff members are pictured in a “Mexican costume” for Halloween
at a party held on the school’s property on Wednesday. Opposing the event, Olivia Krauth,
editor of the Louisville Cardinal, the school’s newspaper, said in an op-ed: “The
president of a school that prides itself in diversity opted to dress himself
and his staff as a culture for Halloween. Not just a culture, but a minority
that is frequently faced with prejudice. Not just a culture, but a completely
wrongfully depicted culture according to people who are actually in that culture."
Posts to her editorial express mixed views— mostly in disagreement. For
example: “After seeing the school knuckle under to the PC knuckleheads, I know
who’s not getting any donations from me.” And: “What exactly is … negative
about this stereotype?” The U of L president—who spent last week defending his
star basketball coach over allegations that basketball recruits received tricks and treats from hookers paid by a coach at a university dorm— added to the university’s
image problem.
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