Anti-Asian Column Becomes Rallying Cry in Boulder

"If it's war the Asians want ... It's war they'll get" - an Opinion piece by student editor Max Karson calling for Asians to be rounded up, "hog tied" and made to perform demeaning acts - was published in CU's online student publication, the Campus Press, on Feb. 18.

The reaction from CU's Asian American students and from AAs across Colorado has been one of uniform anger and frustration. Dissatisfied with the school's response thus far, the students have now formed an organized coalition to press for further action including demanding the resignations of Editor in Chief Cassie Hewlings and staff faculty advisor Amy Herdy.

"Why leave the people in power who did this? They say they want diversity but they have the same people in the positions," said Choe, president of CU's Korean American Students at Boulder.

"This is not the first time a racial incident has happened on campus. On the outside they say diversity, diversity ... but no changes are made here. What about our physical safety?"

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