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In order to document what is likely University of Nebraska’s most widely discussed controversy of student speech in recent memory, The Daily Nebraskan has compiled this special issue in an attempt to create a time capsule of the actions, reactions and responses that have transpired in the five days since Nebraska football players Michael Rose-Ivey, DaiShon Neal and Mohamed Barry took a knee while the national anthem played before the Huskers’ most recent game against Northwestern on Sept. 24, 2016. At its core, this controversy is a simple matter of freedom of speech, freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful protest. Each of these freedoms, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, are freedoms The Daily Nebraskan firmly supports. The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board echoes the statements made by NU President Hank Bounds, UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green and NU Board of Regents chairman Kent Schroeder, as well as the resolution put forth by the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska. Each of these campus influencers have eloquently expressed their support of not only the players’ freedom of expression and peaceful protest, but also the First Amendment rights of each University of Nebraska student, faculty and staff member. We are proud to be a part of a university that values the rights of its students.
The First Amendment is among the most crucial rights guaranteed to us in the United States Constitution. The ability to peacefully protest, as these players have done, is fundamentally important to a healthy and vibrant democracy. When issues arise within our country, it is irresponsible to curtail freedom of speech when it is exercised in a peaceful manner. We also support the right of expression of those who disagree with the decision of the players to kneel. In fact, the members of this board have varying opinions on the action of kneeling during the anthem; however, we believe that disagreement should foster healthy debate, not seek to prevent it. These disagreements, as some — including campus and state leaders — have expressed, should not infringe on the rights of players to express themselves. We do not endorse nor do we condemn the action of kneeling during the national anthem. Instead, we support the idea that the many sides of this debate each has the constitutional right to voice its opinion through nonviolent means as the three Nebraska players have demonstrated. There is nothing more important in a democracy than the free exchange of ideas. The Daily Nebraskan Editorial Board applauds the university for its role in preserving this exchange and is proud to be a part of this important dialogue.
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Emergency resolution supports protest STAFF
The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska convened Wednesday and passed a resolution declaring support for the exercise of freedom of opinion and expression. A resolution crafted by Graduate Student Assembly President Ignacio Correas and Committee for Diversity and Inclusion cCo-cChair Ayat Aribi was presented to the senate on emergency status. The resolution was a response to reactions following the decision of three Husker football players that kneeled during the national anthem during the Huskers’ most recent game against Northwestern on Sept. 24. One of the players, Michael Rose-Ivey, sat in attendance while supporters expressed their thoughts during open forum and while the ASUN senate unanimously passed the resolution in his defense. Aribi said the athletes did what they did to call attention to an important matter, knowing the presumed consequences. “These players took a risk,” she said. “They’ve been subject to threats of lynching, expulsion and threats by a regent to
have them kicked off. Given their courage, the least we can do is open a dialogue about what they’re protesting for.” Several other senators expressed their support of the resolution, both during its discussion and after its adoption. Student body president and student regent Spencer Hartman remained silent during the discussion of the resolution, but said after the meeting that he supports freedom of speech. One faculty member who spoke at the open forum, Jeannette Jones, an associate professor of history and ethnic studies, alluded to a 2013 controversy in which a thenstudent senator advocated for preserving students’ rights to use racial slurs and other derogatory language. The 2013-14 ASUN body ultimately upheld students’ rights to use hate speech freely, Jones said, because it is not restricted in the First Amendment. Jones compared this decision to the one at hand. “Ask yourself not if UNL deserves free speech, but whether or not you want to be known as a student body who protects hate
speech without protecting silent protest,” Jones said. Kwakiutl Dreher, professor of English and ethnic studies, provided a statement on behalf of African and African American studies of which she is a former liaison. “We have a strong grasp on realizing the importance protesting has placed on our country,” Dreher said. “We respect the UNL faculty, staff and students opinions about any form of protest.” Dreher said the African and African American Studies program stands united with the players. “We kneel in solidarity for the players who have made a courageous and risky stand against racial bias as expression against these killings and broadened racial inequalities,” she said. “We ask that UNL take every step to ensure safety of these students and any other students who choose to follow their cause. We support players to act in solidarity with other players and college and high school athletes to draw attention to deadly force used by police officers against black Americans.”
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STATEMENT BY NU BOARD OF REGENTS, SEPT. 28, 2016: “To the Students, Faculty and Staff of the University of Nebraska: “In recent days you have likely heard reports that there are some who want the Board of Regents to take action against the three student-athletes who kneeled during the national anthem on Saturday. “There have been individual conversations with each member of the Board. I can assure you that we will take no such action. “When regents take our oath of office, we pledge to support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Nebraska. Both are clear. All of us enjoy the right to freedom of speech. Board of Regents policy, too, explicitly protects the rights of all members of the university community to make their opinions known. That means students are free to peacefully protest. It also means others are free to criticize those protests. “There is perhaps no more appropriate space for open and honest dialogue – even dialogue which some of us may find uncomfortable or offensive – than an institution of higher learning. At the University of Nebraska, our goal is to prepare our students to live and work in a world in which they will interact with a diverse range of people, including those with whom they will disagree. We would fall short of our mission if we did not expose our students to – and encourage them to participate in – free, passionate and, yes, difficult debate. “The Board of Regents will abide by its long-standing policy and the Constitutions that govern our state and nation. We will not restrict the First Amendment rights of our students, faculty or staff. Thank you for your many contributions to this great university and the state of Nebraska.” Kent Schroeder Chairman University of Nebraska Board of Regents
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On Sept. 26, Husker linebacker Michael Rose-Ivey spoke at the Husker football team’s regular Monday press conference, explaining the decision he and two other players made to kneel during the national anthem before the Sept. 24 game against Northwestern. The linebacker said he and fellow players Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal “kneeled in solidarity” with Colin Kaepernick and other athletes across the country who are trying to bring awareness to issues such as police brutality.
anti-police, I am not anti-military nor am I anti-America. I love my country deeply and appreciate the freedoms it professes to afford me. I have travelled outside of the United States, and I have seen how people live in other countries. I’ve seen it with my own eyes. And though I’ve endured hardships as a kid and didn’t grow up with the whole world in
operating with it.’ So therefore, I believe it is my job, first as a man of faith, which teaches me ‘for what you do for the least of my brothers, you have done for me.’ And second as a young black man, who sees people who look like me being unfairly treated, who do not have the platform to let others know about these injustices that go on every single day, I
Here are Rose-Ivey’s statements: “First off, I want to say my name is Michael Rose-Ivey. I’m a student athlete at the University of Nebraska and I want to thank Coach [Mike] Riley, the administration and this university for allowing me to step out and speak on my beliefs on my own behalf. I want to thank you guys for being here to listen to me. As everyone is aware, this past Saturday before the game against Northwestern DaiShon Neal, Mohamed Barry and myself kneeled in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick and many other athletes across the country. Both professional and unprofessional who are standing together to use their various platforms to bring awareness about police brutality and the recent deaths of black men and women at the hands of police officers. While the anthem played, I prayed along with DaiShon and Mohamed. We asked God to watch over us and protect us, and to look down on this country with grace and mercy and to look down on all of us with grace and mercy. You see, we are not perfect beings. 2 Corinthians 3:5 says ‘Not that we are sufficient in our own selves to claim anything as coming from us but our sufficiency is from God.’ As we looked at what has been going on in this country, the injustice that has taken place primarily against people of color and we all realized there is a systematic problem in America that needs to be addressed. We felt it was our duty to step up and join the chorus of athletes in the NFL, WNBA, college and high school using their platforms to highlight these issues. We did this understanding the implications of these actions, but what we didn’t expect was the enormous amount of hateful, racially motivated comments we received from friends, peers, fans, members of the media and others about the method of protest. While you may disagree with the method, these reactions further underscore the need for this protest and gives us just a small glimpse into the persistent problem of race in this country and the divisive mentality of some Americans. To make it clear, I am not
No, I don’t. So, it is my job to work to make this world a better place for the next generation. It is disheartening to see that the same social injustices that the likes of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Bob Marley, Tupac Shakur, Ghandi, WEB DuBois, Susan B. Anthony, Nelson Mandela, Thurgood Marshall, Marcus Garvey, Huey P. Newton, Maya Angelou, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali amongst others have spoken out about since the birth of this nation. As a young black man, I cannot hide from these realities. As a child of the most high, I cannot hide from my responsibilities to be a voice for those who cannot speak loud enough to reach those who can help change their reality or the voices that continue to be ignored or
“I love my country deeply and appreciate the freedoms it professes to afford me.”
file photo | dn the palm of my hands, as a conscious being, I am able to recognize that there are people out there who are in a much worse position than I am. I find it very concerning how some of my fellow Americans cannot do the same when it comes to the issues that we are talking about today. Unfortunately, I cannot turn a blind eye to injustice. As Dr. King once said, ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. The hottest place in hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict… (an individual) who accepts evil without protesting against it is really co-
feel I am obligated to stand up and bring awareness to the social injustices that are not limited to police brutality but also to policies and laws that discriminate and hinder the growth opportunities of people of color, low income people, women, and other marginalized communities. Again, there are issues in this country that need to be addressed. There are issues in this country that can no longer be pushed off onto the backs of another generation. For me, I look at it like this: Do I want my kids to be a part of this and have to endure the same struggles that we do today?
muted. Those who are continuously told it is their fault that their problems exist, that only if they do better then they will have better. That if you just pull up your pants, et cetera, et cetera, you can fulfill your own ‘what if,’ but it’s not so simple, it’s not so clear. I can say that with confidence because even though I have done better, even though I am a college graduate, even though I am blessed and fortunate to play college football at the highest level and at one of the most prestigious schools in college football, even though I am a healthy being and even though I am fully conscious, I have still endured racism. I am still referred to on Facebook and Twitter as a clueless, confused n----- by my former high school classmates, friends, peers and even Husker fans. Some believe Daishon, Mohamed and myself should be kicked off of the team or suspended, some say we deserve to be lynched or shot just like the other black
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN ROSE-IVEY: FROM PAGE 5 people that have died recently. Another believed that since we didn’t want to stand for the anthem that we should be hung before the anthem for the next game. These are actual statements we received from fans. People assume this is just internet talk but I can tell you from my own experience at this very institution, and visiting other college campuses within the past four years that racism is still a problem that must be addressed. I can’t tell you the numerous amount of times I’ve heard the ‘n-word’ being shouted at my teammates and I from opposing fans behind our bench. My freshman year, I remember going to a frat party and was told ‘N----- are not allowed in this house.’ We were escorted out several minutes later by security officers. People want athletes like Daishon, Mohamed and myself to remain silent and just play football. However, we cannot ignore the lives that we’ve lived. We, as black athletes, cannot remain silent. We are fully aware that football consumes only a small part of our lives. As we are often reminded, football does not last forever. These issues are bigger than football. These issues are bigger than me. These issues are bigger than you. These issues are bigger than all of us because it impacts all of us, whether you believe it or not. We must have accountability, we must have understanding, we must have love, but we also must have genuine dialogue, we must have genuine solutions and demand genuine action. We must demand that from ourselves, we must demand that from our family members, we must demand that from our friends, we must demand that from our schools, we must demand that from our police officers, we must demand that from our government representatives and we must demand that from everyone in this nation. That is everyone’s role as a conscious being. I believe that we are supposed to look for one another and call out the injustices in this world against the oppressed, even when you have nothing to gain and you have everything to lose. America is a great place, despite the ugly blemishes. I love that I am able to wake up and worship my God, without fear of persecution. I love that I am able to express my viewpoint and I am protected by the Constitution of the United States. This is what makes America great. But I cannot also ignore those things that keep America divided. I believe in the promise of America, that tell me all men are created equal, have the right of liberty, justice and equality but unfortunately America doesn’t always live up to these ideals. So in the words of James Baldwin, ‘I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.’ It is my hope that in taking a knee, the consciousness of the entire nation will be raised and everyone will be challenged to truly come together and work towards fairness, equality and
justice for all. We all have an important role. We all have that role. We all have that responsibility. God bless.”
On what he said to his teammates before the game
“I thought they received it pretty well because they knew I was coming from a genuine spot. It wasn’t something that I just showed up one day and this is something I talked about. You guys follow me on Twitter, you guys see what I talk about. This is nothing new for me, this isn’t something new that I’ve experienced or something new I’ve been talking about or bringing awareness to. I think for them, as they respect me as an individual, and also respect me as their brother and as their teammate and I think they took it very well. I did my best to not step on toes and to select my words correctly because I understand how sensitive of a subject we are talking about. We are talking about a sensitive subject, we are talking about lives. We’re talking about lives as a sensitive subject, not people’s feelings. I think it has to be a bigger importance on that and that’s kind of what I shared with them on Saturday and I believe they took it very well. That’s the thing that’s great. Since I’ve done that, there’s people coming up that have been talking to me and saying, ‘What can I do? What is my role?’ So, people telling me, ‘It does nothing, it’s a gutless action,’ how? It’s a conversation starter of what can I do? What am I gonna do now, how can I help? So I think they took it very well.”
On Head Coach Mike Riley’s approval
“I thought it was very important, that’s the leader of our team. That would be very disrespectful if I just showed up Saturday morning and told him, ‘Hey, I’m gonna do this.’ I think that’s disrespectful. I approached Coach Riley during our dinner and talked to him and he said it was fine and to talk to the team and let them know so I did that, so I have to give a lot of credit and respect to Coach Riley and his wife, both of them really encouraged me to do this because they believe in us as individuals and our own individual minds. We are a team, our whole goal is to be united in the football aspect and also off the field, and we are. Just because we have a difference in opinion or a difference in action does not mean we are different. It’s just an opinion. We can still come together with commonalities and goals that we are connected on. This is just one thing separate but it doesn’t mean we are divided totally.”
Have you heard from any other athletes?
“I’ve gotten support from other athletes just saying what I’m doing is the right thing
and I will say this: To the people that have messaged me privately and told me they support me, I really do appreciate that, I really do. Because reading the stuff that I got and my family got and the stuff my mom had to see after the game to see if we had won or not on Facebook and to see the things she had to see about her son, that really crushed me on the bus ride to the airport, I’m not gonna lie. I just want to say I appreciate my teammates and I appreciate those people that took the time to say they support me and even the people that said didn’t agree with what I did but they support me for doing what I did and taking that stance. I want to say thank you, publicly because that really picked my spirits up. Saturday night I was not feeling good about anything with what I had seen or what my family had seen.”
On the aftermath
“When you hear people say they support you, that definitely feels good. Especially in those low moments when it seems like the negative outweighs the positive. People that really took the time out to message me directly and just putting it out there and those irrational opinions and views. I take more pride in that and I put more value into stopping that than I do in the stuff that they put out there just to put out there. I definitely appreciate those people who took the time out to individually message me.”
On the Illinois game
“It’s a whole different team, whole different year. We have new players in positions, they have new players in positions. They have progressed in certain areas and we have progressed in certain areas so for us it’s about going out there and playing this year’s opponent. We can’t think about last year. We’re definitely watching film for reference of course and to get to know them a little better as the week gets going. We look forward to playing this year’s version of Illinois and playing as this year’s version of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
How do you embrace the ranking?
“You don’t. At the end of the season if you look back and say well ‘we embraced it in week four, week five but we lost the rest of our games it doesn’t matter how we embraced it now. First, we’ve just go to focus on this game.” NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
STATEMENT BY NU PRESIDENT HANK BOUNDS, SEPT. 28, 2016: “To the University of Nebraska Community: “Over the past few days, our university has been at the center of a statewide conversation about free speech and the rights of student-athletes to peacefully protest. Many Nebraskans, including some of you, have expressed their opinions about the decision by three NU football players to kneel during the national anthem before Saturday’s game. Some have been supportive. Others have disagreed, in some cases passionately so. “That all are free to share their view is the privilege of living in the greatest country in the world. “I have served in the military. I understand love of country and love of the flag and I know that freedom is not free. I recognize that some are upset by what they saw on Saturday night. But let me be clear. The University of Nebraska will not restrict the First Amendment rights of any student or employee. Our position on this issue is abundantly clear. As stated in Board of Regents policy, which has been in place for almost a half-century: “Members of the academic community have the right to extensive latitude in making their opinions known… The public exploration and resolution of differing views can be successful only when groups and individuals discuss the issues in forums where the right to disagree, speak freely and be heard is preserved.” “The same freedoms that protect the speech of those who have joined the conversation in recent days also protect our students’ speech – whether they’re kneeling during the national anthem, holding the American flag on the field, praying after a game or expressing their opinion during class or on campus. All of that speech falls under the same category. All of it is protected. “Our nation is dealing with difficult issues today, as we have for virtually our entire history. Each of us will react differently. College campuses, as much as any space, must be places where robust, even uncomfortable, debate is welcomed and encouraged. I want every student, faculty and staff member to know that I am unwavering in my support of your right to participate in these dialogues in the manner you choose under the First Amendment and University of Nebraska policy. “Thank you for all that you do for the University of Nebraska. I am honored and humbled to serve with you.”
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Five days of action, reaction, response SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 - 10:30 p.m.
Husker coach Mike Riley comments about the protest in a postgame press conference Husker coach Mike Riley responds to a reporter following the game on the players’ protest, saying Rose-Ivey approached him about wanting to speak with the team the night before. Riley says the players’ decision was personal and the ability to make that decision is “the beautiful thing about the United States.” AUGUST 14, 2016
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 - Noon
NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick begins his protest
Michael Rose-Ivey speaks at a press conference
Linebacker Rose-Ivey speaks at a press conference explaining why he and two other players decided to kneel during the national anthem, saying, “We looked at what has been going on in this country, the injustice that has taken place primarily against people of color, and we all realized there is a systematic problem in America that needs to be addressed.” Rose-Ivey said he has received death threats following the protest.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick begins sitting during the national anthem in the NFL preseason to take a stand against what he views as the oppression of people of color and in particular, police brutality toward African Americans. In the following weeks, numerous athletes join him in demonstrating before games.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 - 11:30 a.m.
Riley speaks about the protest at a regular press conference Riley expands on his Saturday night comments about Rose-Ivey at a Monday press conference. “He, I thought very eloquently, expressed his position and why he was going to do that, and so I thought it was all really well done,” Riley says. | SEPTEMBER 24, 2016 - 6:30 p.m.
Husker players kneel at Northwestern game Three Husker football players – Michael Rose-Ivey, DaiShon Neal and Mohamed Barry – kneel during the national anthem before the game against Northwestern in a display of solidarity with Kaepernick.
“...there is a systematic problem in America that needs to be addressed.”
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 - 2 p.m.
Gov. Pete Ricketts speaks out against the protest
In his monthly radio show, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts says the players have the right to protest, but calls their actions “disgraceful and disrespectful” in response to a caller.
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A LOOK AT WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THREE HUSKER FOOTBALL PLAYERS KNEELED DURING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE FOOTBALL GAME AGAINST NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY ON SATURDAY.
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 - 5 p.m.
Rose-Ivey tweets at Ricketts to propose a meeting
NU Board of Regents releases a statement
Chairman Kent Schroeder published a statement on behalf of the NU Board of Regents saying they will not restrict students’ First Amendment rights. “There have been individual conversations with each member of the Board,” Schroeder said. “I can assure you that we will take no such action.”
Rose-Ivey tweets at Ricketts, “I would love to sit down and further the discussion with you if you are available.” Ricketts replies on Twitter at 9:45 p.m. saying he would be willing to meet. According to the Associated Press, the meeting is set for next week.
“...they had better be kicked off the team.”
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NU President Hank Bounds releases a statement The Office of the President emails the University of Nebraska community, voicing support for students’ rights to exhibit free speech. Bounds refers to his military service and notes that “freedom is not free.” He says in the statement, “but let me be clear. The University of Nebraska will not restrict the First Amendment rights of any student or employee.”
SEPTEMBER 28, 2016 - 6:30 p.m.
UNL student government passes a resolution in reaction to the protest
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UNL Chancellor Ronnie Green releases a statement
Green sends out an email adding his support to students exercising their First Amendment rights. “The demonstration by our student-athletes represents the fact that we are an inclusive university; one that welcomes diverse views ... I am saddened that the peaceful – and by their intent respectful and prayer-centered – actions of our students resulted in threats from a few individuals in public forums.”
The Association of Students of the University of Nebraska passes a resolution to “support dialogue and the exercise of freedom of opinion and expression” in response to public conversation about the protest. The resolution is presented by Ayat Aribi, the co-chair for Diversity and Inclusion, and Ignacio Correas, president of the Graduate Student Assembly. Several members of the UNL community, including professors and students, speak during open forum in support of the players’ protest and their right to free speech. The resolution passes unanimously with Rose-Ivey in attendance.
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STATEMENT BY NU CHANCELLOR RONNIE GREEN, SEPT. 28, 2016: “Students, faculty and staffAs you know, the University of Nebraska has been in the spotlight over the last few days in regard to freedom of speech. This has been in response to a peaceful demonstration by three of our student athletes during the national anthem at the football game last Saturday. “NU President Bounds sent you an email earlier today expressing his unwavering support, and the University of Nebraska system’s principled support, of freedom of speech. We are proud and indeed fortunate to be engaged in the noble calling of higher education in the United States, and part of an organization that considers this freedom to be an indelible right. “I would add that the demonstration by our student-athletes represents the fact that we are an inclusive university; one that welcomes diverse views. The diversity in our thoughts and opinions is what leads to productive discourse. What isn’t productive, however, are threats or threatening behavior. I am saddened that the peaceful -- and by their intent respectful and prayer-centered -- actions of our students resulted in threats from a few individuals in public forums. I would encourage all to reflect on our beliefs on diversity and inclusion: “True excellence requires that each individual be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and acceptance. Our commitment requires each of us to continuously ensure our interactions be respectful, protect free speech and inspire academic freedom.” “While I fully recognize and appreciate that there are many who have strongly held views that this demonstration could have been achieved in a manner that did not conflate with the observance and allegiance to our national anthem, the fact remains that their personal choice to speak in this way is a protected right that we all are afforded by the Constitution. As pointed out so well by President Bounds, this same right allows our student athletes to kneel in prayer at midfield before or after competition – a tradition that is highly valued by many people as well. “Our student-athletes have provided us an opportunity to examine our own behaviors, engage in productive dialogue and consider alternate views about important issues of our time. This is essential at a place of higher learning. “There is indeed no place like Nebraska and I so appreciate your work and commitment to our mission. Go Big Red.”
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A Twitter exchange between a former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student body president and the account for the UNL Interfraternity Council has added to the controversy surrounding the protest of Husker football players on Saturday. The tweets began in reaction to the comments of Michael Rose-Ivey, one of three Nebraska football players who kneeled during the national anthem before their game at Northwestern University in solidarity with NFL player Colin Kaepernick. The San Francisco 49ers quarterback has drawn nationwide attention for his protest against what he views as discrimination against people of color and police brutality against African-Americans. In a press conference on Monday morning, Rose-Ivey spoke about how he viewed racism in Nebraska, recalling his own experiences in UNL’s Greek community. “My freshman year, I remember going to a frat party and was told ‘N****s are not allowed in this house,’” he said. “We were escorted out several minutes later by security officers.” UNL alumnus and 2000-01 Association of Students of the University of Nebraska
Student Government President Joel Schafer raised awareness to the issue through his Twitter account. At 2:28 p.m. on Sept. 26, Schafer tweeted, “A fraternity on campus that wouldn’t admit [African American] students into a party & yelled racial slurs is a serious charge I hope @UNL will investigate.” He followed this tweet with another at 2:51 p.m. directed at university leaders, “.@hankbounds & @RonnieDGreen has UNL’s Title IX office been notified regarding a fraternity kicking out AA students & using racial slurs?” Although the Twitter account for UNL’s Interfraternity Council (@UNL_IFC) does not follow Schafer’s account and was not mentioned in either tweet, it responded to the accusations. At 4:29 p.m., the account responded to Schafer’s first tweet saying “@joelschafer @UNL You have the name of the fraternity? If not.. you got nothing!” The account then responded to Schafer’s second tweet at 4:32 p.m. saying, “@joelschafer @RonnieDGreen Do you have the name of the fraternity? If not, your tweet is mute [sic]. Can only push change if we have the name.” Neither Bounds nor Green responded to the tweets. Schafer said the tweets made by the IFC
account weren’t thoughtful responses. “I would hope that whoever it was behind it has taken some time to sit back and think about that a little bit,” he said. “Maybe [they’d] have a more well-thought-out response now.” Charles “Chas” Bogatz, director of public relations for IFC, said he is just one of multiple people who have access to the @UNL_ IFC Twitter account. “I have access to the account and did not send those tweets,” he said. However, Jonathan Gayer, coordinator of fraternity life, said the organization’s account did not respond in the matter at all. “(The @UNL_IFC tweets) are not in response to Joel Schafer’s tweet on Michael Rose-Ivey,” he said. The Michael Rose-Ivey press conference began at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 26. Schafer tweeted about the issue around 2:30 p.m. the same day. While Schafer didn’t specifically mention Rose-Ivey in the tweets, the accusations mentioned in Schafer’s tweets match the football player’s story told at the press conference. NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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Former ASUN president adds voice to discussion Collin Spilinek dn staff writer
Joel Schafer, a former University of Nebraska-Lincoln student and 2000-01 president of the Association of Students of the University of Nebraska (ASUN), expressed opinions via Twitter about statements made by Husker football player Michael Rose-Ivey. During a press conference, Rose-Ivey stated that a fraternity had allegedly kept him from entering a party and called him racial slurs. Schafer tweeted Monday afternoon questioning whether or not UNL had investigated this statement. A tweet sent by the Interfraternity Council (IFC) Twitter account in response to Schafer’s question said if the fraternity wasn’t identified, there would be no action taken. Schafer had not tagged IFC in his original tweet. Here is the Twitter conversation between Schafer and IFC: Schafer: “A fraternity on campus that wouldn’t admit AA students into a party & yelled racial slurs is a serious charge I hope @ UNL will investigate.” IFC: “@joelschafer @UNL You have the name of the fraternity? If not.. you got nothing!” Schafer: “.@ hankbounds & @ RonnieDGreen has UNL’s Title IX office been notified regarding a fraternity kicking out AA students & using racial slurs?” IFC: “@joelschafer @RonnieDGreen Do you have the name of the fraternity? If not, your tweet is mute [sic]. Can only push change if we have the name.” The Daily Nebraskan spoke with Schafer about this conversation, his reaction to regent Hal Daub’s statements, as well as how he believes ASUN should address this controversy.
right to do it, and the other players, DaiShon and Mohamed’s right to do it. I respect the way in which the players went about it. I thought that talking to the coaching staff and talking to the teammates, I really respected that. And I respect them taking a stand in something that they feel passionate about, while I guess I disagree with kneeling for the anthem, I understand why they’re doing it and respect their right to do it.”
How he thinks administration is handling the situation
“The coaching staff, the athletic department, Chancellor Green, President Bounds, I think these administration at the university, I think that they’ve handled that well. I think that what we’ve heard from the governor and regent Hal Daub, it’s ridiculous. The governor’s comments seemed off-the-cuff and his choice of words were very poor, and I guess the same could be said for Hal Daub [...] There are members of the UNL community that I think should address that. I think that’s a very tangible thing [...] Race relations in the United States are something that we’ve been struggling since the founding of the country. So, it can’t be boiled down to one thing. But we can look at specific incidents of racism. We can look at specific incidents that happened on our campus community and say, ‘We’re going to stand up to that.’ If I were a member of the Greek community at UNL, I would want to know more about that. I would want to know which fraternity it was. I’d want to know to know if some of the folks involved in that are still on campus. I would want to know if that culture within that fraternity is still being perpetuated. [...] So, I’m asking some questions on Twitter to groups on campus as to, ‘Why aren’t you looking at it? Are you looking into it? What are you going to do about it?’ And some of the responses that were given, the early response from the Interfraternity Council was unless you got a name, you got nothing. And that’s a ridiculous response [...] So, getting to the truth of these things is part of the reconciliation. And I want to know why that’s not happening, is why I keep asking that
“I think that what we’ve heard from the governor and regent Hal Daub; it’s ridiculous.”
Here’s what he had to say:
What he thinks about the whole situation
“From the very beginning, I think I said that I don’t really support kneeling for the anthem. It’s not something that I support. But at the same time, I support Michael Rose-Ivey’s
from the dn archives Joel Schafer on his last day as ASUN president in spring 2001. question.”
IFC in response to his tweets
“It’s a not very well-thought-out response, and I would hope that whoever it was behind it has taken some time to sit back and think about that a little bit and maybe have a more well-thought-out response now. But that’s where the university could come in, as well, and say, ‘Okay, well, if they’re unwilling or unable to take this seriously or look into it or investigate, there’s a high chance that Student Affairs has a right and a responsibility to do that.’ It’s a pretty blatant violation of the Student Code of Conduct.”
UNLPD and death threats
“I think that UNLPD...they’ve probably stated that they encourage everyone and anyone to report threats as soon as they’re made, so they would investigate. They can only investigate what’s reported to them, and I haven’t seen any reports as to these football players or anybody else making a report to them, regarding these threats. And so, UNLPD has given every indication that they’re ready, willing and able to investigate these threats, but they need someone to come forward and report them. So, I would hope that the administration, Coach Riley, the athletic department would encourage these students, or would even report them themselves to UNLPD. It should be confronted. That’s something tangible and specific that I think the
entire community can get behind, standing and saying, ‘No, that’s not acceptable.’ And so, I would hope that the players themselves and/or the administration would reach out to UNLPD now.”
Why get involved on Twitter
“I care passionately about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and I always will. It’s a formative part of my life. It’s a great institution and I care a great deal about the institution itself. I thought Michael Rose-Ivey did a fantastic job. It took a lot of courage for him to read that statement at the press conference, and I thought he did a great job voicing concern. Now, that’s some uncomfortable things for any institution to have to confront and to face. So, when I see an institution that I care a great deal about held up to some ugly truths or some things that maybe people don’t want to talk about, I want to see action in confronting that, and I want to see action in getting to that truth.”
If he had to deal with anything like this as ASUN president
“A little bit. One of the major issues that was going on when I was student body president had to deal with domestic partner benefits for UNL faculty. So basically, at the
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Radio show callers incite response from Ricketts Aidan Connolly dn satff writer
In his monthly radio call-in show, Gov. Pete Ricketts spoke in opposition to the protest of the three University of Nebraska-Lincoln football players who kneeled during the national anthem before the Northwestern game on Saturday. Ricketts responded to a caller from North Platte who said the players should be kicked off campus and have their scholarships taken away. While Ricketts defended the players’ right to protest, he also called their actions “disgraceful and disrespectful to those men and women who have sacrificed for our country.” Ricketts also addressed two more callers, including a man who wanted to know what the players should have done differently in the governor’s view and a woman who said she was concerned about threats being made against the players. The governor then said he would condemn violent behavior toward the players. Read the full interview transcript below: 17:23 Rick Alloway, host: ...as we’re about 17 and a half minutes into our program this afternoon. We’ll turn our calls to North Platte where Bruce is on the line this afternoon. Hello, Bruce. Join us. 17:32 Gov. Pete Ricketts: Hello, Bruce. How are you doing today? 17:34 Bruce: Well, pretty good. Nice, bright day. 17:36 Ricketts: Yeah, we got a beautiful fall day here in Lincoln. 17:39 Bruce: Yeah. What I’m calling you about, Governor, is that football team we’ve got there in Nebraska. They had some players that didn’t stand up for our national anthem and our flag. That don’t show that Nebraska is a very good state to let that kind of crap start. I don’t know where that head coach or the head dean of that college is, but they better start waking up. We don’t need that kind of stuff in Nebraska. We’re supposed to be a leadership Nebraska instead of a follower. And if they don’t want to stand up for the United States or Nebraska, I’ll put them on a ship and I’ll dump them in the ocean. They’re not worth living here. 18:17 Ricketts: Well, Bruce, I’d tell you — there are — I certainly respect the right of those players — Barry, Neal and Rose-Ivey — to protest. In fact, generations of men and women have died to give them that right to
protest. I think that the way they chose to protest was disgraceful and disrespectful to those men and women who have sacrificed for our country. And, so I would say I was disappointed in the way they chose to express that as well. So, it’s — you know, again — part of our country is that people have that right to protest and I think that they ought to look for ways that respect our flag and our nation and still be able to get their message across. 19:04 Bruce: Well, I, you know, the dean of that college and that head coach, you get that started and you’re just gonna have a bigger mess. That’s why we’ve got all these shootings and killings. You know, because they just let crap like that get started. And they need to take their scholarship away and kick them plumb off the campus. 19:20 Ricketts: Well, you know, Bruce —
are causes in believe in or they’re protesting that also don’t send a signal to other people that they’re being disrespectful of the country and the flag. 35:28 Mike: Well, at a time when a lot of conservatives and Republicans are saying we’re being too politically correct, I think a silent and peaceful protest of the idea that a thousand people have been shot and killed by agents of the government should be upsetting as well. I don’t know why you’ve never said that a thousand dead Americans don’t upset you but these guys taking a knee during the national anthem does. 35:54 Ricketts: Well, Mike, you know, this is one of the reasons why we have a free country where people are free to discuss their ideas and free to protest and certainly I would never try to take that right away from any of
19:22 (talkover) 19:24 Ricketts: You know what, Bruce, as a taxpayer in this state, you certainly have the ability to write them a letter and let them know how you feel and if there’s other people that feel the same way they can do the same. 19:32 Alloway: Bruce, thanks very much for your call. 34:10 Alloway: ...and to our great callers along the line, many of whom have been waiting very patiently, like Mike from right here in Lincoln who is ready to jump on. Mike, join us. 34:17 Mike: Hi. The governor commented earlier about being upset and appalled by the university football players taking a knee during the national anthem and their silent and peaceful protest upset him. And he said there were many other ways they could protest with — and I was wondering if he could give some examples of ways they could protest of which you would approve of since you don’t approve of their silent and peaceful protest. 34:46 Ricketts: Well, I didn’t say that they were being disruptive. I said I disagree with them not standing for the national anthem because I thought it was disrespectful and disgraceful. What I think, for example, at the Olympics in the past, when people have wanted to protest, they’ve, you know, raised their arm, you know, to signify that they were protesting one thing or another and that was a way where they could stand for the national anthem and still demonstrate that they were protesting some cause or other. So, I think there are ways that they could approach it in a different way that would still signify that there
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those football players, even though I disagree with what they’re doing. 36:07 Alloway: Mike, thank you very much for the call. 45:57 Alloway: Let’s go to Valentine, Governor, where Chastity has been waiting to talk to us. Good afternoon. Jump in here. 46:01 Chastity: Hello? 46:03 Alloway: Hello. Go ahead. 46:05 Chastity: Hi. I’m just calling in regard to that lady before that was talking about the Nebraska players not, you know, not standing for the pledge of allegiance. I just kind of take issue with her, you know. I understand the players, where they were coming from. But when you, when she said that
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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN we should just all ship them off and put them in the ocean or send them across the ocean, I just don’t think violence ever helps the violence. And, you know what, there is a lot of hatred going on in the world right now and, I don’t know, I — You can call it probably the political — you got different sides and I think one side has brought more hate to the campaign than ever before. Not only against Democrats but against his own Republicans to get to where he’s at. His other thing with “Let’s make America great again”, I’m sorry. I guess I don’t know what’s great about the best country in the whole entire world that would make a man say that. And I guess it’s just me — it’s just getting worse and worse and when that lady says that and nobody corrects her and says, you know, “Come on. Violence doesn’t solve violence.” You know, you know we just need to be more tolerant of each other and, you know, understand that, you know, this is, you know, this is real time. This is what’s going on. We don’t — the football players are all people. They’re young men, you know. They do their best. They go out there every Saturday and give their heart out for us. That is their way of demonstrating it by doing it non-violently, doing it in their own way and then we go and discourage that and say, “Would you rather be somewhere else down east where the windows are getting busted out and everything else?” I just thought maybe you should have corrected her by telling her, you know, “Violence doesn’t ever help more violence.” And, I just, I’m sorry. I’m definitely not a fan of Donald Trump and I think that he gets away with a lot of his bizarre behavior because he’s never corrected or if anybody ever did say anything about him, they’re afraid they’re going to be his next target on Twitter.
the previous caller’s comments as indicating there should be any sort of violence against the players. In fact, I think we talked about that we respected their ability to do the protest even if we disagree with how they’re doing those protests. So, I certainly didn’t take it the way you took it there with regard to that. And, I’d certainly agree with you that one of the things we have to always have in our society, especially when we’ve got this republic, is to make sure that we respect the opinions of other people, even when we disagree with them. And, that’s certainly I took the last caller’s comments, so I didn’t think they were advocating any sort of violence and we agree with you that we ought not to ever advocate violence against any of our fellow citizens. But, thanks for calling in. We appreciate it.
48:21 Ricketts: Well, Chastity, thank you very much for calling in. I certainly didn’t take
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49:05 Alloway: Thank you very much for the call. 51:37 Ricketts: ...and Rick, before you go to the next person, too, I do actually want to correct myself. I don’t know how I missed it on another call but apparently some — one of the callers when they were talking did talk about, you know, lynching some of the players. I missed that, so I apologize. If I heard that, I would have condemned that violence, but you’re absolutely right. We shouldn’t be — Chastity was absolutely right. I apologize to you, Chastity. I didn’t catch that and that person should have been corrected. That’s my fault. We should condemn violence when somebody says something like that. So, my bad on that one. So, I apologize and absolutely, Chastity, you’re right. We never want to tolerate that sort of language when people are saying that.
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Players’ actions prompt threatening response Bailey Schulz dn staff writer
Husker football player Michael Rose-Ivey said he has received numerous death threats on Twitter and Facebook after he and two other football players kneeled during the national anthem before the Sept. 24 game against Northwestern. During Rose-Ivey’s press conference the Monday following the game, the linebacker said he has endured racism both in-person and online.
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He said former classmates, friends, peers and Husker fans have called him racial slurs. Others have said they believe the three football players should be kicked off the team or suspended after their protest during the national anthem. “Some say we deserve to be lynched or shot just like the other black people that have died recently,” Rose-Ivey said at the Monday morning press conference. “Another believed that since we didn’t want to stand for the anthem that we should be hung before the
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gate every criminal act that is reported.” The UNL Police Department was contacted and asked if there were any ongoing investigations into the threats against Michael Rose-Ivey. Sgt. Aaron Pembleton of UNLPD said, “If it’s an active investigation, we will not talk about it.” He did not give a comment regarding a possible report or case involving Rose-Ivey. NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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SCHAFER: FROM PAGE 11 time, this is before the Supreme Court decision and before any type of sanctioned gay marriage, LGBT professors could not put their partners on their health insurance through the university. So, it was a very big issue that we worked on. So, that got contentious at times. There was a regent at the time, Bob Allen from Hastings, and he was an older gentlemen. He was very much against that. I remember being sent a packet of just, really blatant homophobic literature and articles [...] So, there was no racial flashpoints or tensions during my administration. There were issues, but we didn’t have the national dialogue that is going on right now at that time. Obviously, Colin Kaepernick down to what DaiShon, Mohamed and Michael did last weekend, this is much more of a national conversation.”
What it means for a regent to condemn these actions
“I don’t think that you can say they shouldn’t be a concern at all, but at the same time, I don’t think that it should be overwhelmed. It’s one regent’s opinion. We have a board for a reason. [...] So, we would have conference calls and we would get together once a month and meet as a Board of Regents, but the agenda was sent by the president, and it was more we were giving consent to what the president was proposing. And so, seeing Hank Bounds’ statement today, I think that students should find comfort in that. The board itself, any one member
of the board didn’t wield a lot of power. They would bring up subjects, they’d bring up things that they wanted to discuss and they felt were important. But any tangible action always came from the president to the board. And so, seeing what President Bounds said today, I think that we shouldn’t be too concerned about the misguided thinking of one particular member of the board. Not to say that we shouldn’t hold him accountable for what he said, but the amount of power that one regent has isn’t that great.”
What he would do as president
“I don’t know. I mean, it’s hard for me to, being so removed from it, it’s hard for me even to tell you if the structure’s changed. At the same time, I would hope that student organizations and a leader on campus would want to find the truth in a specific incident that took place on campus and move forward to reconciliation from that. And I would hope that ASUN would bring whatever power and resources they have to bear upon that. Be a leader toward that. We have some very tangible, very specific things that we can rally around as the university community. And that goes to donors, that goes to people who have no affiliation with the university other than they’re a taxpayer or they come to a football game on Saturday, and it most definitely goes down to students, as well. We should get to the truth of this. We should
ASUN: FROM PAGE 3 make sure that we’re not complicit in just sort of letting it go and letting that culture go, if it’s there. If there is this type of culture on campus, we need to know if it’s still there, if it’s being perpetuated and if so, we need to put an end to it.”
Additional thoughts
“It’s sad to see a very small minority of misguided opinion be portrayed in the media, and now out nationally, as what UNL is. And I think that the vast, vast, vast majority of people who care about UNL, who are at UNL, who are alums from UNL won’t accept that, and don’t accept that. And that’s not them.” NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
Kendall Dawson, President of the Afrikan People’s Union, asked that “on behalf of UNL, [ASUN] endorse the actions of the players that kneeled during the protest.” She said she believes it’s disheartening that so many are focusing on the protest rather than what the players are protesting. “We as Huskers need to publicly support the First Amendment rights of our athletes and students,” Dawson said. “In order to ensure players have a safe environment, ASUN must ensure that they have a right to free speech and protest.” The resolution, as supported by ASUN, states, “ASUN encourages the dialogue among students, faculty, staff and the general public to address and find solution aimed at ending violence and systematic racism against African American people and people of color.” NEWS@DAILYNEBRASKAN.COM
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