The University of Missouri situation, explained 

All of those examples of racism presented are from random racist assholes, how is any of their actions the fault of the faculty? That would have been a more interesting side of this to try to explain.

The power of football money at colleges. That's the story. That's not an uplifting message.

sorry, I'm not from US, so I might be missing something here. But was the president himself painting shit swastikas and randomly screaming the n word to the students outside? Or were people doing this endorsed or congratulated by him? Has he promoted racist behavior? So why the the hell did he had to resign? What were his crimes? Was he a good administrator? I really fail to understand this, and your title was misleading, it said it should explain this case, but it just showed how bunch of entitled teenagers had 2 people fired by no apparent reason. And how much influence on random academics or administration people can your hand egg sports teams have.

>students protest for change, school doesn't care obviously >sports team contemplates not playing, school cares because these people are more important This is not the future you wanted America, but this is the future you deserve.

The saddest part is these students missed the whole idea of what going to college was all about.

wow guys, audio mix? you need better editors.

Legion of black collegians? Why make race groups to begin with?

My contributions to the University of Missouri ended as of yesterday. To those who think they have won, congratulations.

As a University of Missouri student, I have to tell you that , Vox, his name is Jonathan Butler, not Jordan Butler.

Aren't these the same guy's who got upset because they weren't getting media coverage because of the Paris terrorist attacks

Never touch football money.

I have a dream... that there can exist an academic environment in which the genetic origins of our professors are irrelevant. This is like a muslim group saying they want more muslim professors. Or a Native American group saying they want more Native American professors. I really wish people were not so emotional and ignorant with these issues.

It's just embarrassing how ignorant these people are.

let them not play, they'll just lose lmao

It's about time the voices of our people are being heard. It's just sad that it took mostly the football team not playing for the college to acknowledge this issue. It's still not enough for this country to wake up and see the daily issues black people go through.

Do not negotiate with terrorists! ....

A school president doesn't have to share a story of social injustice on campus. He is not required to do anything but his job, which is to make the school run as efficiently as possible, and educate the students therein. Colleges are supposed to be safe spaces physically, you should not have the fear of being shot or robbed or killed or maimed. You are expected to be physically affected by course work, in the form of being tired after studying all night for an exam. You should expect to have your world view challenged, and you shouldn't be offended when a different point of view crosses your path. Second, I would ignore protestors wearing a shirt clearly promoting black power and the black panther party, with the pan-African flag colors printed on it. They surrounded a car and were clearly not ready to have a discussion, they just wanted to put on a show. Lastly, and most importantly, your right's end where another person's begin. This is HUGE for the B.S. student movement at mizzou against the media. Just because you have the right to walk forward does not mean you have the right to push someone out of the way. Your right to walk forward ends where their right to stand in a place begins. Thats why we have this social construct of walking around people, if we did not, New York and LA around 5 pm every day would get very interesting. Your rights are not any more important than any other person's on the planet, regardless of their perceived injustices or struggles, views, social status, gender, age, etc.

I still do not get it. Who is right and who is wrong. The hole thing looks like want to be 1960's

That sound mix was awful.

Didn't anybody at Vox watch this video before you posted it?

I just caught up on all of the background of this. As to the ACTUAL deplorable acts, which were the use of racist terms and then the feces swastika, the chancellor, TWICE, and then the residence hall person, almost IMMEDIATELY responded with sentiment and/or action. And so did the campus police. SIGNIFICANT immediate action in the case of them announcing mandatory cultural sensitivity training for students and faculty! But all that within-reasonable-range action and response wasn't enough for these misguided "activists" by a country mile. But nothing after that was genuine - everything else was nothing more than making up excuses to show your power as an activist who would act unreasonably as long as possible to get demands they wanted, including destroying the career of a guy who had nothing to do with it. I read all of the letters and demands,. These would-be Rosa Parks (except.. uh... no.. not even close) kept on with their tantrum until they got the symbolic head of the highest-office white-guy-in-charge. AND the head of the chancellor who was directly responsive and cooperative immediately!!! Pretty disgusting display. Not in any way heroic. The President didn't do any of that racist stuff. But somehow the weight of "systemic oppression" is laid at his feet. First.. that phrase means almost nothing. WHAT is your point with using that phrase? That is societal, not a campus thing, unless you can prove much more specifics than you even attempted to allege, let alone prove. Never mind that the "hero" (HAHAHAHAHAHA) hunger strike guy was just some rich grad student. Oh, but the rich hunger strike guy posts on his twitter about how love will conquer all. You didn't use love. You got a President and a chancellor unnecessarily removed her had a history of cooperating with you and were continuing to try. The only thing you wanted, for no known reason than apparently you wanted to be dramatic and show your power-through-unending-unreasonable-action, was for him to resign? Because his car, which he wasn't driving, bumped someone? I didn't see anything about any actual injury from that, and you guys blocked a parade in progress! The ONLY thing you showed here was an ability to approximate the shakedown "activism" tendencies of Jesse Jackson. Incredibly unimpressive, and utterly divisive ("I was admitted to a college in the United States, but it is inherently against me, so I will punish the institution itself until it bows to my immaturity and victim status!!") Jackholes.

Very good summary, thank you.

I can say as an Alumni how much of a disgrace this student body has been. No wonder Alumni contributions are so far down from the past. When will people learn that Social Media is not the way to solve problems. There were mechanisms in place and these students ignored them. Justice that is just takes time. You cannot just demand something on social media and expect it to happen. In this case it did and look at how bad thing are now. Nobody won ... except that all those students are almost gone now. It may have been time for some changes.. now its time for the students to "pull up the big boy pants" and be emotionally and socially intelligent!

"The University of Missouri situation, explained" That was not the situation that needed explaining. That was the obvious one. What needs explaining was why protesters assaulted people who could get their message out. THAT is the situation which is confusing and needs explanation.

Audio mix is messed up, please reupload!!

whole lot of irrelevant bull

sorry, what was even about? couldn't hear anything over the music.

The music is loud AF

Why should I feel the need to be sensitive because someone threatens a hungry strike. He had access to food, had he died it would've been his problem. Would've chalked it off as a suicide. In fact, I find his hungry strike to be insulting to the millions who die every year from starvation. The true un justice was done to Mr. Wolf!

This video commits BIG oversights when it comes to some of the other reasons, besides unresponsive administration, as to why this event was newsworthy.

Missed about half of the story, in fact, the more important half

Vox, in the future you should spend some time researching your story so you don't waste your time creating inaccurate videos.

idk, sounds like these administrators just got caught in the flak of resentment over a situation not of their making. of course you condemn the racist slurs but I'm not sure what else students expected the administration to be able to do.

CORRECTION: The Graduate student's name is Jonathan Butler, not Jordan Butler.

I'm so impressed by these students, campaigning and refusing to back down like this took a lot of guts

So this just reinforces everything I've read....What the fuck? Is someone behind the scenes pulling the strings just to get the president and chancellor replaced? This whole situation is comical.

I understand that enrolment at University of Missouri has gone down. I wonder why this is?

Actually, it is Jonathan Butler, not Jordan.

His name is Jonathon Butler not Jordan Butler. Whoever made this video obviously did not even do enough research to get the mans name right.

Notice the professor who got fired for grabbing the students camera in a previous protest is standing there locking arms in front of the parade car

How is Tiim Wolfe responsible for random racists in any way? This is not even close to logical.

Hi, I go to the University of Missouri, his name isn't Jordan it's Jonathan Butler

Why was everyone complaining about background music? Doesn't sound too bad...?

It's odd that this football team has more power over this university than the board members. Also I heard on Morning Joe yesterday that the majority of the faculty are disappointed to see the men resign. You said a "group of faculty members" supported the protesters but you only showed the football coach, Gary Pinkel, were there supporters outside the football team?

I think this is an apt example of this generation. Feel offended, stomp until something is done. I am unsure who is more pathetic here; the president for caving or the pansy students for letting their tender sensibilities run their lives. A person who is lead around by being offended at the actions of others is pathetic, and in for a rude awakening in the real world.

Yeah, God forbid the football season isn't in top form

Now, what's the real story?

I totally agree with all of the demands, but forcing in black faculty would require removal of existing faculty, wouldn't it? It would feel REALLY shitty to be a professor at that university who lost his job to get replaced by someone of another ethnicity. Also, I hope they didn't ignore the best people suited for the job just because they were looking to fill the quota of black faculty.

So let me get this straight. Loftin who promptly stated that this behavior was unacceptable and then forced an entire campus to participate in mandatory class was still fired. And because Wolfe was a little cool to protesters disrupting a parade he had to go also? This basically boils down to the fact that someone persuaded some black football players that this was racism and then they held the campus's sweet collegiate football cash hostage. And that is when the Board of the University decided to scape goat Loftin and Wolfe before the claims could spread to them. Why do I have a feeling that there is some back door University politics going on here? I was senator at my college and I remember during my tenure that there were definitely faculty factions trying to use us as pawns in their plans.

When the northern Missouri won in the civil war they should have taken total control of Missouri burning the capital in Jefferson City to the ground. It represents slavery sense that part of the state fought for the south and lost . This is the very reason you see that Missourians are raciest in these areas . The part of Missouri who fought we the north are not raciest and live side by side with people of color building their communities. Many of them Mizzou students are going out of state to places like Iowa State in Aims and Iowa City . Were all races and colors are welcome .

I thought his name was Jonathan butler

Have you even looked at the videos? For example the one where they block the car... These guys are bullies... Getting in the face of somebody and then yelling that they abused you, wtf was that?

If RU-vid was the Underwear of the Internet. VOX would be the skid mark up said underwear. TRUE STORY.

How can a football team be so important to a university? The students are supposed to be studying not run around and chasing balls.

Jonathan Butler lied about being hit.

I have been in a similar situation as these students. I understand what these human beings of different skin color are going through. However, I have taken advantage of the great opportunity to inform myself about how the essential ways of life work. I have gotten to know myself enough and along the way know how much every single human being can potentially be worth. Thus, I can go to a grocery store thinking about picking an orange, providing I know the basics about an orange condition, I pick one look at it feel it (interact) then come to a conclusion on whether this orange #1has the potential to be enjoyable, tasty, worthy of making part of my body ( meet someone, interact, seems to have qualities I like it becomes part of my life) #2 I notice the orange is not in the best nor the worst condition so it can do, I'll still consume it ( I notice things good or bad, things I like or not, an open mind, I'll still make this person part of my life) #3 This orange is simply in a condition I know it could potentially be harmful to my body if I consume it, I simply not pick it I let it be ( this individual has certain qualities that I do not like that they could affect even his/her life itself which could lead to a not very enjoyable visitation of life. Definitely not something I want in my own visit. This human being simply lacks the cognitive ability/thinking flexibility to comprehend basic things. I just let this person go, let it be. Since I realized the existence of this concept I no longer judge people just by looking at their color. I know how complex/interesting the mind every single human being possess can be, as a result race instantly vanishes becoming just another of the very simple worries we humans let to shape our way of living life , probably just as important as my cell phone battery status (not very much). I have been in a situation in which an individual judged me based on my looks/color, I never did try to change the mind of this person. I simply was myself and at the end this person on its own understood and ended up making an effort to interact with me. What this students, I believe, and whoever still lets race issues be a part of life need to learn and understand is that we could never make everyone happy. There is always going to be people who unfortunately have a biological/mental deficiency in their organism to comprehend and or look beyond social issues that were created to keep people entertained. There is many details missing in this university situation, reciprocating by ruining/destabilizing someone else's life may not have been the best way to achieve worthy results in this case. We should be the change we wish to see in this planet.

The time the city of Columbia and MU got notice

where the evidence of any of these "crimes" No video? No Photos? Really are these students to poor to have a phone?

im surprised you didnt mention the video, the one where the president was blaming protesters for racial intolerance. he could have worded any other way but he said along the lines that their is racial prejudice because you think you dont have the same rights. ive seen this point only made with anti gay rights activists, especially lawmakers who deny equal rights because they dont want them to have more rights than non lgbt supporters. this isnt one group fighting for more rights than another, this is two groups trying to live peacefully in the same space.

A few points much deeper than what a news story can cover: College football players going on strike and administration members soon after resigning just goes to show that the power is in the money. Coaches make much more money than the president at a lot of schools. Tuition is jacked up every year to fund this nonsense; it does not go to support education; it's for the coaches' new mansion. What the administration did was a business decision. As they say, "if you are at a poker table and you don't see a sucker..." it's the students and their parents who pay for this circus. You don't need a college degree to be an athlete. Racism is an old problem with roots in a not so distant past. You may know slavery existed until 1865, but you might not know that over 1,500 of Nazi's moved to the US at the end of WWII via "operation paperclip" (look it up, it is documented) and other ways that got smothered in classified papers, around 70 years ago. My point is: when you have children, you pass your values to them. Now imagine, daddy or grandpa came over after WWII... do I need to say more? Project to the future, and it may figure why we go in debt but never owe to the military industrial complex, which president Eisenhower hinted at during his farewell address. The next president, Kennedy, who wanted to pull out of Vietnam, well: you know the story. And that's why this insane war in the middle east has lasted over 10 years without any positive results, like less violence! War became a purpose on its own. It's time for people to realize there is no such thing as black or white or any color-based race; there is only one race: the human race, and we should help each other. Public protests against violence have pretty much ended with the 60's, and no wonder why. Most of us are under control of the media and have no voice.

Why didnt they take the protesting black football players scholarships away

Music is out of character

Babies being educated by Jellyfish

What about "black lives matter" and Mike Brown. We know these are part of the football teams protest but I heard nothing of it in the video. Seriously Vox, your better than this.

His name is Johnathon Butler...smh

I didn't know it was a college president's job to shield their students from offense.

The university needs to reach a consensus about how to treat black students fairly. Maybe they can pitch it as some sort of compromise... a 'Missouri compromise' if you will. What if, for every 5 white faculty members, the university hires at least 3 black faculty members? I think a 'three fifths' agreement like this would strike a pretty fair balance.

very good video

I feel bad for custodial staff to clean up someone’s fecus

Seems like the students saying things just to get others upset won bigtime here.

I wonder if this person will make a video as these story's continue to be proven false?

spike lee's higher learning

Well.... I am Asian American and I got made fun of countless times at school and the teachers gave no fucks about it seriously. But when ever someone made fun of a black person ,its for some reason gets all serious as in suspension. And this ins't just me like its very common for Asian Americans living in America especially when living in communities where there ins't much Asian people in it. When ever something happens to black people everyone gets all raddled up. But to be honest the racism I received at school doesn't bother me much at all. What I am piss about is the stupid double standard when it comes to racism against African American and no fucks given when it comes to Asian Americans. I am 100% sure that Asians get teased more than Blacks but i almost never hear about it ;However, whenever something happens to a black person its almost always on the front page news.

Hold on, the students are saying that blacks are being oppressed and subject to racism because of two - three events. AND the student body PRESIDENT is African-American. If there is racism is prevalent in that school, those are some terribly ineffective racists.

There are only two things in the world anyone has control over, their own actions and attitudes. Nobody but the individual themselves can make a change to either and believing protest is going to change anything is naive.

Oh my, the comments section. And you Americans wonder why Trump won.

thats a witch hunt.. those kids (who are actually adult age) are soft as butter.

HBCUs don't have this problem.

You want an explanation? A common protesters' yell is, “We have nothing to lose but our chains. In Karl Marx’s “Communist Manifesto” we read: “The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.” Yes, there is a connection AND an explanation. .

the truck never happened... He lied!

I left Mizzou because of this.

lol 2:21 i actually agree with him that those things don't exist..

Nope. nope, nope, nope, nope, none of this

Meanwhile, enrolment is down 37%, and the college is having to cut programs. Thanks black people.

Two people called the N word and one shit swastika and the guy has to resign?

This whole thing sounds a bit ridiculous just based on what this video has presented. The president of the University shouldn't be concerned with an individual yelling racial slurs. Nothing in this video really shows any large problems worthy of this kind of protest.

We are raising a generation of hyper sensitive babies. What is going to happen to these kids when they enter the real world? Something doesn't go their way and they will be protesting asking for their bosses job? Grow the hell up, grow some thicker skin. Hold your head high and prove the doubters or "oppressors" wrong. It is the only way to win the respect or whatever the hell it is this group wants.

loveya vox

IM FROM MISSOURI!

I can tell by these shameful comments that certain groups only care about their interest smh..

To bad I live in this town

This is an awesome story. Love seeing social progress 😌🍁

MIZZOU IS A CAMPUS HOOD.

Great video. I'm sorry that half of your comments are always complaints. I don't get why that is happening. You always make quality content.

What the fuck, Missouri.

That's pretty cowardly that the president felt like he needed to resign. Really the way that this could of all been handled is just to have addressed to 'attacks' and 'racist actions' immediately, and then maybe hire more security guards so s to prevent future occurrences. That's all. But this was really a big overreaction, and just another example of how liberals and a lot of blacks like to be victims just for the sake of attention.

you gotta be kidding me

DISHONEST STORY! So many faces ignored

That is bullshit. I would have let them stop playing football. I would have even stop football all together. Then if they kept it up. Would have taken more away until they acted right

Israelites STAND UP