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Most likely it's another hate hoax but even if legit, who cares?
WWU president explains response to racist threats in campus email
nov 28 2015 Western Washington University’s (WWU) president sent a 2,685-word email to the school community Friday night explaining why he canceled classes this week following racist threats posted on social media.
In the email, also posted on the university’s site, President Bruce Shepard offered a timeline for how he dealt with the hate speech posted on the anonymous social-media phone application Yik Yak.
The letter comes two days after a packed news conference in Bellingham, where student and community activistsexpressed disappointment in the president’s actions after the threats surfaced. Among other things, they say he should have sent out a campuswide alert.
The crude comments and racially charged threats reportedly were to all students of color, though many messages threatened specific students. According to Shepard’s email, the students included WWU student government President Belina Seare and student Vice President for Diversity Abby Ramos.
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