I hear threats of violence if their DEMANDS are not met.

They are demanding they receive preferential treatment. They represent the products of the Gimedats generation.

Black students at University of Michigan demand action on campus diversity

Organizers of the 'Being Black at University of Michigan' movement give the university a one-week ultimatum to make reforms.

Here is their list of DEMANDS.

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During the Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, President Coleman unveiled a three-pronged approach for increasing the presence and improving the experiences of black students on campus. The plan includes providing tolerance training to students living on campus, creating a committee on diversity to promote inclusion and encouraging minority enrollment.

Though many issues were covered in Coleman's speech, all of the Black Student Union's demands were not addressed. Robert Greenfield, the treasurer for the Black Student Union, told MLive, "We fully expect to see action on these seven demands by the end of the seven days."

In 2008, African-American students made up 6.8 percent of the university's freshman class. In 2012, they represented 4.6 percent of the incoming class.

What do you think about the list of demands and the university's initial response?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Bt_RkjBfc

the demand link doesn't work

We demand you give us special treatment by segregation and division from the common person because being able to attend college just isn't enough!

What next? A carreer they don't have to work at or show up for?

I think they should get what they deserve, expelled and a bill for the student loans, due on presentation.

i can't say, i don't know what their demands are...

but if they are not happy going to college and getting an education, then maybe your right... i can't think of any reason why they wouldn't be happy

for those interested in what was actually stated:

•We demand that the university give us an equal opportunity to implement change, the change that complete restoration of the BSU purchasing power through an increased budget would obtain.

•We demand available housing on central campus for those of lower socio-economic status at a rate that students can afford, to be a part of university life, and not just on the periphery.

•We demand an opportunity to congregate and share our experiences in a new Trotter [Multicultural Center] located on central campus.

•We demand an opportunity to be educated and to educate about America’s historical treatment and marginalization of colored groups through race and ethnicity requirements throughout all schools and colleges within the university.

•We demand the equal opportunity to succeed with emergency scholarships for black students in need of financial support, without the mental anxiety of not being able to focus on and afford the university's academic life.

•We demand increased exposure of all documents within the Bentley (Historical) Library. There should be transparency about the university and its past dealings with race relations.

•We demand an increase in black representation on this campus equal to 10 percent.

during a speech that happened on MLK day after Harry Belafonte spoke, these 'demands' were read , its been over a month so I guess a mere response and aknowledgement met the deadline given,,


the only unreasonable 'demand' in the list is setting a percentage of representation as that is too close to being a quota, which is illegal unless sanctioned by a court as punitive action where past discrimination has been PROVEN to occur ,,,

i say kick them all out then, the blacks are not being treated any different than the whites are...

d you attend the university of Michigan? on what do you base that assumption?

its a very specific group in a very specific place addressing very specific issues they experience THERE

being all but one have to do with equal opportunities and access, they have every right to expect not to be kicked out for expressing their interests in those goals....

Let's see if they follow through with their threats after they're told to stuff their demands.

since talks and negotiations began soon after, I guess their 'demand' was met well enough

seven days has long since come and gone,,,

not really, if they are starting riots over thinking they are better than everyone else, then they should be kicked out and sent to jail...
thats a public college, everyone has to conform to the colleges standards, not to the black standards...

A few bad apples can spoil the whole bushel.

I wonder how many actually thought this was a good idea? Didn't seem like a very big crowd in comparison to the percentage of the student population they claim to hold. Just a few "gimmes" with a racial agenda

Probably why nothing came of it...... no support

there are and were no riots associated

it was a speech at an MLK day event,,,

I think police and school officials have policies in place for riots, whatever the reason

not what the OP posted... did you not read that?

and you typed BSU, that's not Michigan...

I said if... and you still didn't address the BSU difference

Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme,

Ah, the entitlement generation off to a good start. Next thing you know they are going to want food stamps, section 8 housing, welfare checks, free booze and all that stuff.

And then with that degree they stole from some deserving soul, they are going to demand entitlements because they may have to work for someone and do what an employer wants, so belittling when you can just suck off the people.

I meant to refer to UM, I was thinking of one of the colleges in our family Boston University

Who cares? They obviously aren't there to be educated but to educate, on their entitlements. Perhaps what they really need is a 100% minority institution but that wouldn't get them their entitlements, would it?

really?

this is the ASSumption based on interest in opportunity and access on campus,,,

interesting

I wonder if the same ASSumption is made of 'patriots' who make demands for 'free market' thatthey claim allows them more opportunities and access,,,
,,ie, more FREEDOM

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