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re: Princeton Students Take Over President's Office

Posted on 11/20/15 at 7:11 am to
Posted by VABuckeye
Naples, FL
Member since Dec 2007
35668 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 7:11 am to
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made a request to the Board of Trustees to remove Wilsons name from buildings, rename the school, and cover his mural on campus.


Did you read the article you linked? He didn't say what you posted. He said that it would be taken under consideration.

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He agreed to write to the chair of the board of trustees to discuss Wilson’s legacy, including the group’s request that his name be removed, and for the board to collect information from the campus community about the name.


Posted by CoachDon
Louisville
Member since Sep 2014
12409 posts
Posted on 11/20/15 at 7:37 am to
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made a request to the Board of Trustees to remove Wilsons name from buildings, rename the school, and cover his mural on campus.


That would violate First Amendment Rights. The First Amendment protects "symbolic speech" -- nonverbal expression whose purpose is to communicate ideas. Symbolic speech includes works of art.
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