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Protesters inflamed by President Ramsey’s “racist” photo

By Kyeland Jackson, Ben Spicer & Sarah Rohleder–

Nearly 100 concerned students and faculty gathered the Student Activities Center Sunday, Nov. 1 to discuss the controversy surrounding President James Ramsey and his infamous photo published by the Courier-Journal Oct. 28. They said two emailed apologies from the admimistration are not enough.

The picture portrayed the president and staff garbed as “Mexicans” with sombreros, maracas, fake mustaches and mantilla veils. Ramsey emailed an apology Friday afternoon for his actions. Ramsey said, “I want to personally apologize for the recent incident and any pain that it may have caused our students, faculty, staff and the community.