Grapevine: Princeton University considers rewriting history
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And now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine…
Rewriting History
Officials at Princeton University are considering -- removing the name and likeness of U.S. president Woodrow Wilson from campus -- after a student sit-in to protest his alleged racist legacy.
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Wilson was the University's president before serving in public office.
He was known as the leader of the Progressive Movement.
But he supported racial segregation -- which was legal and public policy -- at the time.
The university also agreed to enhance cultural competency training for staff.
Critics questioned the move -- one saying quote -- "Expunging Woodrow Wilson from Princeton amounts to rewriting history -- not something a university should be doing."
Stuck on the Wrong Note
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Double trouble in the classroom.
Starting in California -- a seventh-grade teacher created a song about the religion of Islam -- during a world religion lesson.
The song created a storm.
One lyric quote -- "They might only have one god -- but they can make an explosion. "
Parents protested at a school board meeting.
One told a local TV station the tune pushed students to believe -- "that maybe Allah is the only god, and maybe that they should start following him. And that I'm not ok with."
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The Council for American Islamic Relations is not happy either - telling the Orange Country Register -- words like explosion are quote ‘unfortunate’ -- because they perpetuate an idea that terrorism is supported by the religion.
In Utah -- a high school has apologized to students and teachers for an assignment to create a propaganda poster for a terrorist organization.
The assignment was pulled after a parent expressed concern that their child would end up on an FBI watchlist for researching terrorist propaganda.
'Clerical Error'
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Finally -- a massive clerical error in Georgia.
That's how Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp describes -- a technology staffer in his office -- illegally revealing the personal identification information -- including social security and driver's license numbers -- for more than six million registered voters.
CDs with the files were sent to twelve different organizations - including media outlets and political parties.
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The secretary of state claims to have recovered or destroyed all twelve discs and believes the information has not been copied or otherwise disseminated.
The employee responsible has been fired.