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LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildings
Posted by Tigeralum2008 on 12/1/21 at 9:53 am1541
Reveille Articles
The Reveille article on building names
Diversity chief who spearheading several actions forced out
The Reveille article on building names
Diversity chief who spearheading several actions forced out
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LSU President William Tate IV told the Reveille Nov. 23 that he wouldn’t have formed the university’s Building Renaming Committee, the 16-person group created in June 2020 by LSU under former President Thomas Galligan, to evaluate and remove building names tied to racist figures.
Tate said most students don’t know who the buildings are named after, and that the focus of improving diversity and inclusion on campus should be placed elsewhere. He didn’t comment on what the university would do once the committee’s report, which was at one point expected to be finished by September, arrives at his desk.
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“When you come and tell me you have people who are frustrated, I say to you, ‘Have you actually gone out and asked people do they really even know what these names are?’” Tate said. “Because most don't, including Middleton, which I was very surprised, given all the things that have been related to that.”
When asked what he would have done instead of forming a renaming committee, Tate said he would have consulted experts on what effects building names with problematic histories have on the community.
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Tate said the focus on promoting diversity and inclusion at LSU should be placed elsewhere.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by waiting4saturday on 12/1/21 at 9:55 am to Tigeralum2008
Tate about to get Cancelled by the purple hair brigade.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by boosiebadazz on 12/1/21 at 9:55 am to Tigeralum2008
Didnt see this one coming
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by upgrayedd on 12/1/21 at 9:55 am to Tigeralum2008
If he knew donations wouldn't be affected, he'd have every building named after left wing activists.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by scott8811 on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to Tigeralum2008
Honestly, I'm starting to come around. I know he's going to push for diversity, but he seems to at least be level headed about it and know that renaming buildings doesn't do shite. That being said, I'm still skeptical due to his background, but this is nice to read.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by jimbeam on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to Tigeralum2008
Credit where credit is due. But I got my eye on you Tate.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by mikelbr on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to Tigeralum2008
Well this just threw a big ole wrench in the OTs narrative now didn't it?
What a rational approach to a hot button topic.
What a rational approach to a hot button topic.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by Funky Tide 8 on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to boosiebadazz
Isn't that guy super left? Has a good bit of common sense it seems.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by Ash Williams on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to Tigeralum2008
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by Oates Mustache on 12/1/21 at 9:56 am to Tigeralum2008
This guy is a tough one to gauge. Supports CRT but then says this. Kudos to him
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re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by GreatLakesTiger24 on 12/1/21 at 9:57 am to Tigeralum2008
this tate guy isn't nearly as bad as i though he would be.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by Yaboylsu63 on 12/1/21 at 9:57 am to Tigeralum2008
Anyone else pretty shocked at some of the very level headed and reasonable takes Tate has put out there?
I’m still waiting for the commie agenda but it’s hard to deny he hasn’t been a bad president to this point.
I’m still waiting for the commie agenda but it’s hard to deny he hasn’t been a bad president to this point.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by Freauxzen on 12/1/21 at 9:58 am to Oates Mustache
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This guy is a tough one to gauge.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by Ed Osteen on 12/1/21 at 9:58 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Of course not, between this, giving frats more freedom like tailgating back in the quad, and some other things he’s far from the devil this website was crying about
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by CottonWasKing on 12/1/21 at 10:00 am to Yaboylsu63
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Anyone else pretty shocked at some of the very level headed and reasonable takes Tate has put out there?
I’m still waiting for the commie agenda but it’s hard to deny he hasn’t been a bad president to this point.
It’s almost like it’s better to form opinions based off of what someone actually does instead of what this board thinks someone will do.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by boosiebadazz on 12/1/21 at 10:03 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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this tate guy isn't nearly as bad as i though he would be.
Yeah, it’s not like he’s a guy who *checks notes*…
Refuses to hold his own nephew
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by c on z on 12/1/21 at 10:06 am to Tigeralum2008
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“I probably would have had a conversation with people who really study this, and ask, 'What are the real implications for having these names?'” Tate said. “I think you're going to find that a preponderance of people actually don't even know who most of these folks are."
That has always been a byproduct of a controlled narrative regarding history. It would make sense that people who don’t study this closely wouldn’t know who someone like Middleton was and how naming buildings after such people has been a byproduct of normalized white supremacy.
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by Upperdecker on 12/1/21 at 10:07 am to Tigeralum2008
Believe it or not, the guy has come in and actually been less progressive than his predecessors, despite all the evidence suggesting he would be more progressive. I think we need to give him a little time and see what he does before we pass more judgement on him. He’s been fairly conservative on the masks as well, he pulled the campus mask mandate and hasn’t brought it back yet even with Omicron
re: LSU President Tate is AGAINST renaming buildingsPosted by TDsngumbo on 12/1/21 at 10:07 am to Tigeralum2008
I have to eat tons of crow regarding Tate. He’s nowhere near as bad as I expected. I was wrong and I’m so happy I was.
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