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A university offered counselling to students “injured and affected” by a group of classmates who wore small sombrero hats to a tequila-themed birthday party.
After photos of party-goers wearing the miniature sombreros, several inches in diameter, appeared on social media, administrators at the college immediately sent out multiple emails notifying students about an “investigation” into a possible “act of ethnic stereotyping”.
The General Assembly of Bowdoin students issued a “statement of solidarity to stand by all students who were affected by the ‘tequila’ party”. The party hosts are facing disciplinary action.
The college has offered offended students “safe spaces” and counselling to help them deal with the emotional impact of the miniature sombrero party.
The Bowdoin student newspaper reports that one of the tequila party’s hosts has been placed on “social probation” until March 2017, and must participate in an “educational program” and “active bystander training”. She has also been told to move out of her room and has been banned from this year’s Spring Gala.
Meanwhile, two members of the college’s student assembly are facing “impeachment proceedings” because they attended the bash.
Student Bill De La Rosa told a meeting of students this weekend that he felt the two should be permanently removed from the student body. “What these students did is they tainted the experiences of college students, first year students on this campus,” he said. “They feel trapped to be in this place, that if they transfer they’ll lose their financial aid, and that’s wrong.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...t-tequila-themed-birthday-party-a6915521.html
After photos of party-goers wearing the miniature sombreros, several inches in diameter, appeared on social media, administrators at the college immediately sent out multiple emails notifying students about an “investigation” into a possible “act of ethnic stereotyping”.
The General Assembly of Bowdoin students issued a “statement of solidarity to stand by all students who were affected by the ‘tequila’ party”. The party hosts are facing disciplinary action.
The college has offered offended students “safe spaces” and counselling to help them deal with the emotional impact of the miniature sombrero party.
The Bowdoin student newspaper reports that one of the tequila party’s hosts has been placed on “social probation” until March 2017, and must participate in an “educational program” and “active bystander training”. She has also been told to move out of her room and has been banned from this year’s Spring Gala.
Meanwhile, two members of the college’s student assembly are facing “impeachment proceedings” because they attended the bash.
Student Bill De La Rosa told a meeting of students this weekend that he felt the two should be permanently removed from the student body. “What these students did is they tainted the experiences of college students, first year students on this campus,” he said. “They feel trapped to be in this place, that if they transfer they’ll lose their financial aid, and that’s wrong.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...t-tequila-themed-birthday-party-a6915521.html
