Oriel College's plan to keep the sculpture of "racist" 19th-century British mining magnate "does not reflect the Oxford we represent", say staff in a letter
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By Michael Race
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image captionProtesters have been calling for the statue of the British Imperialist Cecil Rhodes to be removed for several years
A statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes will not be taken down, an Oxford University college has said.
A commission set up to examine the figure s future said the majority of its members supported its removal.
But Oriel College said it would not seek to move the statue due to costs and complex planning processes.
He had been a student at Oriel and left £100,000 - about £12.5m in today s money - to the college through his will in 1902. About £200,000 still remains, the commission s report found.
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By Michael Race
image captionProtesters have been calling for several years for the statue to come down
Campaigners have called the decision by an Oxford University college not to remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes an act of institutional racism .
Rhodes Must Fall said the college s decision was a slap in the face .
The group said it would continue to fight for the fall of this statue and everything it represents .
He had been a student at Oriel and left £100,000 - about £12.5m in today s money - to the college through his will in 1902. His statue sits above a doorway on the front of the college s Rhodes Building, which faces Oxford s High Street.
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Revised leash law, budget face voters at Pelham Town Meeting
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By SCOTT MERZBACH
PELHAM Many people have taken to trails in Pelham with their dogs during the pandemic.
But with the increased exploration of these natural areas has come concerns about owners not controlling their pets, and dogs accosting other walkers and dogs.
When annual Town Meeting convenes Saturday, voters will consider a petition to require dogs to be leashed on public trails or private trails used by the public from 10 a.m. to dark, rather than to be just under voice command.
The tightening of the town’s leash law is one of 20 articles that will be taken up starting at 9 a.m. in the field behind Pelham Elementary School.