Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

Ian David

(69,059 posts)
Mon May 7, 2012, 10:43 AM May 2012

What In The?!?! People Threw Bottles At Black Students From Fraternity Roof (DETAILS) [View all]

What In The?!?! People Threw Bottles At Black Students From Fraternity Roof (DETAILS)

With references to Trayvon Martin, a group of people on the roof of the Sigma Pi fraternity house at Cornell University reportedly threw bottles and other objects at black students who were walking by the house early Sunday morning, according to several accounts.

Sigma Pi President Zach Smith said in an email Sunday afternoon that the fraternity has "figured out who the perpetrator was, and will turn his name over to police."

<snip>

When they asked them to stop again, the group responded, “‘Come up here, Trayvon,’ and started making all these other racial comments,” Fonkwo said.

“I feel like it was targeted and racially motivated … we felt very threatened,” Fonkwo said of the incident Sunday. Meanwhile, the assailants “were just laughing at the whole situation until we called the police and then they ran inside,” she said.



More:
http://globalgrind.com/news/citing-trayvon-martin-people-threw-bottles-black-students-fraternity-roof-details

19 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Looks like the rich kids frat house... rfranklin May 2012 #1
bye bye Sigma Pi Cornell, you racist little fuckwads cali May 2012 #2
Saturday night drunken asshattery in a rich boys' Greek house? Blue_Tires May 2012 #3
Is this.... what decade is this? Initech May 2012 #4
SMH Mr Dixon May 2012 #5
Just goes to show that money can't buy class, moral or ethics. Marrah_G May 2012 #6
+1 redqueen May 2012 #7
I'm willing to bet how this'll play out ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #8
reminds me of the kids at my college noiretextatique May 2012 #9
Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #15
I hope not. cali May 2012 #13
The entire fraternity ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #16
Ithaca seems like such an enligtened area. mmonk May 2012 #10
Oh goody! HappyMe May 2012 #11
Expell their asses. aquart May 2012 #12
As a Sigma Pi alum, this is beyond disappointing... nachosgrande May 2012 #14
Agreed ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2012 #18
Amazing that this happens at a college, especially an Ivy League college adigal May 2012 #17
I was about to bet it was UK ... Bake May 2012 #19
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»What In The?!?! People Th...