Captioning sponsored by cbs this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley the tension has been mounting. The School President did nothing. They were subjected to rarely slurs on campus that is overwhelmingly white. The pressure continued. Students went on a Hunger Strike and the Football Team threatened to stop playing with their coachs backing. Today president tim wolfe resigned along with the schools chancellor and adriana diaz is in columbia. Reporter students emotional University President tim wolfe announced he was stepping down. I take full responsibility for the frustration, and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. [chanting] reporter wolfe surrendered the last week calling for his resignation, saying he hasnt done enough to address racist incidents on campus where only 7 of the student body is black. The concerns on mizzous campus go back as far as 2010, before tim wolfe was president , when during black History Month cotton balls were placed
Full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. [chanting] reporter wolfe surrendered to student protesters who spent the last week calling for his resignation, saying he hasnt done enough to address racist incidents on campus where only 7 of the student body is black. The concerns on mizzous campus go back as far as 2010, before tim wolfe was president , when during black History Month cotton balls were placed on the ground outside the black culture center. The students responsible were suspended and charged with misdemeanor littering, not a hate crime. This smetser a swastika, painted in human feces, was discovered in a dorm bathroom. The student body president complained he was called the n word and several other students made similar complaints. The University President made no comments on these incidents. Last month protesters approached the president s car at a homecoming parade. He did not engage. Wolfe said, my apology is long overdue. My behavior seems like i did not c
Inaction that has occurred. [chanting] reporter wolfe surrendered to student protesters who spent the last week calling for his resignation, saying he hasnt done enough to address racist incidents on campus where only 7 of the student body is black. The concerns on mizzous campus go back as far as 2010, before tim wolfe was president , when during black History Month cotton balls were placed on the ground outside the black culture center. The students responsible were suspended and charged with misdemeanor littering, not a hate crime. This smetser a swastika, painted in human feces, was discovered in a dorm bathroom. The student body president complained he was called the n word and several other students made similar complaints. The University President made no comments on these incidents. Last month protesters approached the president s car at a homecoming parade. He did not engage. In a statement weeks later, my behavior seems like i did not care. That was not my intention. Last wee
Pelley the tension has been mounting. The School President did nothing. They were subjected to rarely slurs on campus that is overwhelmingly white. The pressure continued. Students went on a Hunger Strike and the Football Team threatened to stop playing with their coachs backing. Today president tim wolfe resigned along with the schools chancellor and adriana diaz is in columbia. Reporter students celebrated the news after an emotional University President tim wolfe announced he was stepping down. I take full responsibility for the frustration, and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. [chanting] reporter wolfe surrendered to student protesters who spent the last week calling for his resignation, saying he hasnt done enough to address racist incidents on campus where only 7 of the student body is black. The concerns on mizzous campus go back as far as 2010, before tim wolfe was president , when during black History Month cotton balls were placed on the ground o
Pelley the tension has been mounting. The School President did nothing. They were subjected to rarely slurs on campus that is overwhelmingly white. The pressure continued. Students went on a Hunger Strike and the Football Team threatened to stop playing with their coachs backing. Today president tim wolfe resigned along with the schools chancellor and adriana diaz is in columbia. Reporter students celebrated the news after an emotional University President tim wolfe announced he was stepping down. I take full responsibility for the frustration, and i take full responsibility for the inaction that has occurred. [chanting] reporter wolfe surrendered to student protesters who spent done enough to address racist incidents on campus where only 7 of the student body is black. The concerns on mizzous campus go back as far as 2010, before tim wolfe was president , when during black History Month cotton balls were placed on the ground outside the black culture center. The students responsible w