On MLK Day, music, faith, lock-in unite campus groups
Only two months after a dining-hall employee discovered a racial slur spraypainted on a wall outside Pierson College, hundreds of students, professors and local residents came together over the weekend to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. in what several described as a markedly cohesive atmosphere.
The memory of the graffiti and other recent instances of racial prejudice on campus was matched by a strong sense of support and hope among participants, several students said. Compared with past years’, students said this year’s events — which were coordinated in concert...
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