Here is a statement regarding the book burning incident from the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology. Dear students, We, a group of faculty in the Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, are compelled to speak out in response to the behavior of Georgia Southern students involved in the burning of Crucet’s book, Make Your... Continue Reading →
A Quick History On Book Burning
An Age Old Tale of Censorship Rachel Hammond, Staff Writer The Statesboro campus recently had an incident involving the burning of a book by Jennine Capó Crucet. The book, “Make Your Home Among Strangers,” follows a Latina who gets into an ivy-league school, and tells of her struggles in a mainly white society. The controversy... Continue Reading →
Book Burning In National News
What national news says about the GSU book burning incident Rebecca Munday, Staff Writer Georgia Southern University, Statesboro campus caught the attention of several national news outlets when a group of freshmen that attended an author’s talk by Jeannie Capó Crucet burned her book in the residence area grill after. Crucet wrote this semester’s First... Continue Reading →
Student Quotes on Book Burning Incident
Here's the quotes we've collected over the past few weeks from students with their thoughts on the Statesboro campus book burning incident. When people act harshly like that, I just don’t think they’re acting as they should. They’re just being too rash about it and not looking at it from another person’s perspective; they’re only... Continue Reading →
Statement from SGA EVP Spencer Demink
Here is a statement from SGA Executive Vice President Spencer Demink on the Book Burning Incident in Statesboro. "What happened last Wednesday in Statesboro would by some, only be described as students exercising their first amendment rights. Although this is true, I would better describe it as racist behavior and should be treated as... Continue Reading →
Questions Without Proper Answers
SGA Holds Open Forum on Book Burning Incident Jason Chapman, Staff Writer “You’re going to hear university administration say they were bound to certain policies and laws that prevent them from taking action among students that burned a Cuban-American woman's literature for calling students privileged for being white, part of the irony that after these... Continue Reading →
