UC San Diego agrees to overhaul handling of racial harassment complaints

The federal government has reached a settlement with the University of California, San Diego following an investigation of complaints of racial harassment against black students that included the display of nooses and a Klux Klan-style hood on campus, and an off-campus party that invited guests to dress as stereotypes of African Americans, the Department of Justice announced Friday.

UCSD worked with the Justice Department and the Department of Education to address these incidents and overhaul its program to prevent and address future racial hostility on campus, it said in a release.


As part of the overhaul, the university agreed to establish an office to receive, investigate and resolve complaints of racial harassment and provide mandatory training for staff and students on the school’s anti-discrimination policies, according to the release.

“We salute UCSD for taking these steps and we hope the entire school community learns from this experience and works together to overcome ignorance and intolerance,” said Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Education Department’s civil rights office. “America is a country that has always celebrated its diversity. Nowhere is that more important than in our classrooms and schools – at every level – from the earliest grades to our colleges and universities.”

Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 each prohibit harassment based on race.

The investigation began after the incidents came to light in 2010.

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Langley Lethavia FacebookDeleted

"As part of the overhaul, the university agreed to establish an office to receive, investigate and resolve complaints of racial harassment and provide mandatory training for staff and students on the school’s anti-discrimination policies, according to the release."

That's investigate and resolve complaints from all non-white's. And train all whites that there will be no discrimination by them, only against them.

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Reply#2 - Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:11 PM EDT

Is that the way it is? do you feel like whites are discriminated against? do you have stats, support etc..? if you don't you could just be a racist white supremacist advertising for the white power cause.

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#2.1 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:54 AM EDT

Save the Environment: You want evidence?! How about our government forcing the takeover of our country by non-whites in an effort to "enculturate" us? How about limiting our ability to band together as whites to forward our individual causes and careers? We are being systematically attacked by muticultural idiots who want to destryo the white majority. They want to destroy white culture and society so that it fits in their theory of "racial equality". But it isnt racial equality because whites arent allowed to say no, we dont want this. we aren't allowed to say that we dont want to live with mexicans or chineses or blacks. how is that equal at all? we aren't allowed to separate ourselves from people we want nothing to do with because that is "racist".

Jeez im surprised they dont force us to interbreed.

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#2.2 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:04 PM EDT

it's called cohabitation. you can't be white, import black slaves from Africa and use them as animals for your good and forever. that is wrong. they are people too, not animals. same with the chinese that were allowed in for labor and to build the railways last century, they are people too. can't use Mexican labor paid peanuts to do the construction and roofing in America for the good of America and Americans and treat them as animals. when you let people in the country to use them for labor, the flip side of it is that they earned their rightful citizenship in this country, and if not them at least their offspring do. I'm white and proud of my culture and heritage, but so are the blacks, reds, yellow and everything in between...Yes they have laws for equal opportunities, and those are fair to avoid segregation and unfair treatment of non-whites. you won't win a racist cause because everybody comes out of Africa anyhow. as different as we look physically over a long time of evolution we all are related. that's just Nature. If you don't believe in that then you'd better believe in a God that created us unequal.

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#2.3 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:11 PM EDT

does this include people with a white father and hispanic mother?

    #2.4 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:45 PM EDT
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    Save the environment;

    You automaticaly link Whites to importing black african slaves,but you're proud of your culture and heritage. This article only addresses bias against BLACKS.Anyone who complains about BLACK racism is a bigoted historically privileged whiney cracker, ganging up on the por victims of 400 years of white oppression.

    I wonder how long can the most self-estranged segment of our society milk the collective white guilt before the well runs dry?

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    Reply#3 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 2:37 PM EDT

    The 1% wealthy whites did it, and I'm not part of that segment. and yes I am proud of my culture and heritage, that doesn't mean I agree and condone slavery nor what the 1% of those days did, actually I don't like what they have done to America lately either. I think they feel entitled to exploit people and society to accumulate vast wealth and I think it is BS, they should all be shot the way I think of it. I personally don't feel one penny guilty about slavery. Actually like I said above Blacks are people too, and some African Black chiefs sold their own people into slavery. so it took more than just the whites to implement the whole scam. and also some blacks are racist against whites and everyone else. The whole racist thing is wrong, 400 years ago and today too.

      #3.1 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:31 PM EDT

      Here's proof that the U.S. Goverment caters to black people. It's from the U.S.Department of Education office of Civil Right's. In fact that @!$%# Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Education Department’s civil rights office never did reply to my appeal. My case number is 06092018 anybody can get a copy for free under the freedom of information act. I can e-mail for free as well. They gave me some lame excuse I didn't file with-in time. That's real funny when my last complaint out of 6 was found timely and also there policy stated that if I had a continuing pattern they would investagate. How many complaints constitutes acontinuing pattern? There was 6 complaints. The goverments likes selling wholesale justice. Also Russlynn Ali go back to the country your from because you don't deserve to be a citizen's of this country you hypocrital traitor.

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      #3.2 - Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:01 AM EDT
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      USD, University of San Diego, is in southern California and all southerners are racist.

        Reply#6 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:25 PM EDT
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        Yowee!We all god's chillun!

        A local college in Philly endorsed a black student union,exclusively for AA's.It provides facilities,equipment,supplies for members to develop their "unique social and culteral activities".Sweet deal!

        When some caucasion students tried to form a white student union, the black student union charged them with "racial intimidation".

        The school banned the white student union and expelled their student spokesman.

        You can't help but love this cultural diversity thing,Huh?

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        Reply#7 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 6:29 PM EDT

        "Save" - I've long noticed that women who bash men REALLY get off on hurting women n kids who can't fight back. Over the past 10-yrs, I've noted that people who mindlessly bash whites REALLY have a party with (possibly other) minorities who can't fight back.

        Very few people object to a democratic society. Most people object to those who use PC as a pretense for bullying.

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        Reply#8 - Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:57 PM EDT

        Can a white person make a complaint about racist remarks to them.

          Reply#9 - Sun Apr 15, 2012 12:40 AM EDT

          OMG...didn't slavery end 150 years ago ???.........gezzzz, give it up, I'm sick of hearing about it !!!

          What the F**K gives the university the right to investigate something that happened "OFF CAMPUS" !!!

            Reply#10 - Sun Apr 15, 2012 11:52 AM EDT

            Just look at the Reverend Al Sharpton. He's the best example of the blacks being prejudice against the whites. Every time, every time there is a black killed somewhere he's right there and in the middle of it. Did you hear from him when a 16 year old black killed two white tourist from the UK....NO and you won't either. He sure doesn't want to be anywhere near that case.

              Reply#11 - Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:22 AM EDT

              The whites are being killed and raped by black and the law will not allow them to protect themselves time to end the laws.

                Reply#12 - Tue Apr 17, 2012 6:36 AM EDT

                theblaze.com/stories/you-get-what-you-deserve-white-boy-13-year-old-set-on-fire-in-horrific-racially-charged-attack/

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