OFFENSIVE

Court rules law school can conceal abolitionist murals some students find racially insensitive

An artist filed a lawsuit against Vermont Law School for covering up his 30-year-old campus murals depicting Vermon…

By William Biagini '24
Aug 25, 2023

College creates Halloween costume guidelines to help students avoid 'cultural appropriation'

Dickinson College in Pennsylvania has compiled a list of questions students should ask themselves in order to asses…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 31, 2019

PARTY POOPERS? UF editorial board whimpers over 'problematic' Halloween costumes

The editorial board of a University of Florida student newspaper tells students to “Leave the racist costumes at th…

By Arik Schneider
Oct 30, 2019

UMaryland warns 'cultural appropriation' costumes have 'no place' on campus

The university provided students with extensive resources about the concept of cultural appropriation as it pertain…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 30, 2019

'Cultural appropriation is cultural genocide,’ says Mo. school’s costume workshop

A presentation given ahead of Halloween meant to help Maryville University students navigate the appropriateness of…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Oct 29, 2019

VIDEO: Students sign petition to ban ‘offensive’ Valentine’s Day

Students at Cornell University were enthusiastic to sign our fake petition outlawing Valentine's Day celebrations b…

By Cabot Phillips
Feb 14, 2018

UPDATE: Univ. of New Hampshire pulls 'Bias-Free Language Guide'

The school has pulled the guide from its website and declared that "[s]peech guides or codes have no place at any A…

By Peter Hasson
Jul 30, 2015

Northwestern’s Greek orgs to create diversity, inclusion chairs after cancelled literacy fundraiser

Northwestern’s fraternities and sororities will implement diversity and inclusion chairs as well as hold events wit…

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Nov 14, 2014

Poster rebukes 'well-intentioned' students for dumb and offensive questions to minorities

The poster discourages phrases such as “[i]f you’re going to live in this country, learn to speak the language!”, “…

By Maggie Lit
Aug 28, 2014

School administrator: 'Insensitive costumes' are 'as offensive as the N-word'

Examples of offensive costumes include 'a Mexican' and 'promiscuous nurse'

By Kat Timpf
Oct 31, 2013