History of campus racism needs discussion By Andrew Langille Third-Year Law February 20, 2008 The recent events on this campus are unprecedented for Canadian universities - an intervention by dozens of Windsor Police officers to break up a campus party attended mainly by Black students.
The only campus events that might be points of comparison come from vastly different situations and are mentioned only to show how unbelievably out of control the response of the Windsor Police Services was: one was the civil disobedience arising out of the presence of former Israeli Prime Minister Nethanyahu at Concordia in the fall of 2003 and the other being the riot that developed out of the 2005 running of the Aberdeen Street Party during Queen’s Homecoming Weekend. >> | Onus on students to close laptops, get active By Paul Chislett Communication Student February 20, 2008 Dear Editor,
As a student I find the Passa Passa police riot and lack of UWSA leadership very disturbing, and from the eyewitness accounts, I have no doubt that police brutality occurred. Unless he was a witness to the actions of police, I believe that UWSA president William Ma needs to apologize to students for stating that he didn’t “…think [police actions] were targeted at any people in particular” in the Feb. 6 issue of The Lance. As well, Mr. Ma needs to assist with any complaints against the police and ensure the complaints are pushed through to a conclusion. Mr Ma’s presence at the February organizing meeting of the Students Against Anti-Black Racism (SAABR) was less than inspiring. >>  | | Campus Kiss
| | Hits from the blog: That thing that happened By Jordan Ferguson The Lance Blog February 20, 2008 So. The Pub business. Unless you've been under a rock since January, you know of the ongoing controversy surrounding the end of the Passa Passa event at The Basement on January 20. If you don't, peep here. And here. And here. And here. You get the idea.
The latest finds Ross Paul calling out the UWSA, saying they need to get a better handle on what happens at the Pub.
What's confirmed is that 26 cops showed up to the CAW Centre after reports of people fighting were radioed in, resulting in two arrests and alleged excessive force [as depicted in the videos].
Clearly, it's a tense time around the U of W and for good reason, but allow me to play the role of the Outsider for a moment, and offer an opportunity to step back and reexamine what happened. >> |
