“Of all parties to this report, academics should be fully aware of the fact that words matter. There is absolutely no need to use racial slurs in an academic setting. It is possible to have conversations about discrimination without using discriminatory language,” said Tim Gulliver, the University of Ottawa Students’ Union’s president.
“Building something better than what exists now is the focus of the revolutionary movement,” says Desmond Cole, an award-winning columnist, activist and author “something based on love, respect, and accountability.”
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The incident in question was that the N-word was recently etched into a bathroom stall in Fauteux Hall.
