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In May 2004, a flyer for the music department's annual spring cook-out, traditionally called Kechley Krazy Kookout (because it is traditionally held at the house Music Professor David Kechley), highlighted the initials KKK. This reminded many people of the initials of the Klu Klux Klan and was, therefore, offensive and insensitive. Some [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/?view=article§ion=news&id=5919 argued] that reaction to the flyer was overblown.
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:The flyer printed last year to advertise the music department’s “Krazy department's "Krazy Kechley Kookout†Kookout" Villegas said, produced the kind of uncontrolled dialogue that is detrimental to progress. “So "So many things happened in that day and a half that blew the poster out of proportion,†" she said.
:Esa Seegulam ’06'06, co-chair of the Muslim Student Union and member of the Committee on Diversity and Community, had a similar impression of the flyer incident. “I "I feel like students often fall into the trap of creating a lot of hysteria,†" he said. “I "I feel like we’ve we've fallen into that trap before where we really miss the issue.†"
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:Black students who talked with "''The Eagle" '' didn't believe the incident was wholly innocent. More likely, it was an ignorant mistake, they said.
:Megan Saffold, 20, a junior from Tacoma, Wash., said, "It's very insensitive. I can't say it's an honest mistake. Stuff like this happens on campuses all the time."
See also:
* [http://www.ephblog.com/archives/000830.html Quotes from "''Eagle" '' article], ''EphBlog'', May 14, 2004
* [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/view=article§ion=opinion&id=5794 "The committee on perfection"], ''The Record'', September 21, 2004
* [http://www.williamsrecord.com/wr/view=article§ion=news&id=5919 "Schapiro holds diversity summit"], ''The Record'', October 19, 2004
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