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Hostage Situation...or Meeting with a University President?

November 16, 2006 02:39 PM ET | Permanent Link

Michigan State University's president met with students yesterday to film an action movie—er, talk about affirmative action. "Students with black bandanas tied around their mouths lined the walls, stood in corners, and sat on the floor, listening as a group of their peers explained their demands," the State News reports. The meeting's topic was how the university will accommodate a new affirmative action ban passed last week in the state.

Tags: Michigan State University | affirmative action

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