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Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall
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Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 3:33 PM

Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall

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I like it. I like it a lot.***


Feb 11, 2015, 3:38 PM



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BRAVO!!! Very well written.


Feb 11, 2015, 3:39 PM

A message that shows respect and common sense. Knowledge is understanding. BRAVO BOT's BRAVO!!!

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 3:41 PM

It makes me proud to have Trustees who love Clemson University enough to do whatever is necessary to enable her to be all she can be without giving in the "whims" of special interests groups, however noble they may be. Surely the future is bright for this great institution. I'm grateful to be a small part of her heritage (Class of 77). Go Tigers!

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It was originally called "The Main Hall" until a bunch of


Feb 12, 2015, 8:00 AM

agitators forced a name change back in the mid-20th Century. We need to go back to our traditional roots and not let a bunch of radicals associate our Main Hall with some lynching loving racist cracker.

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Good.***


Feb 11, 2015, 3:41 PM



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Great response***


Feb 11, 2015, 3:41 PM



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Good statement.***


Feb 11, 2015, 3:43 PM



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I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators


Feb 11, 2015, 3:49 PM

won't be happy.

Expect social media to really catch on fire. Then look for a flurry of blog posts and news pieces and magazine articles, etc. The tool most activists use is the Internet. And the best way to get attention is to have your point of view show up in search engine results. And the best way to be on top is to make sure posts are frequent and current. That gets you the best position on search results.

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Re: I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators


Feb 11, 2015, 4:11 PM

Then its time to post the most and get our opinions out there to stop outsiders from winning that battle....Outsiders have no position in Clemson or anywhere for that matter as the issue is not theirs and they only seek to gain notoriety or benefit somehow monetarily. That sort of BS doesn't sit well with me...If it affects you that is one thing but if you have no skin in the game then buttout...

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like a cicada, thirteen years silent, then a post***


Feb 11, 2015, 4:45 PM



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"Anybody that says Coach Brownell is the best coach to come through Clemson is going to start an argument." -JP Hall


Re: I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators


Feb 11, 2015, 5:36 PM [ in reply to Re: I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

Impressive. 13 years without a post! Have some Tigerpulse

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Re: I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators


Feb 12, 2015, 10:09 AM [ in reply to Re: I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

edewerth: amen and bravo to you and your position! I agree

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Activists? Please, these people are nothing more than


Feb 11, 2015, 5:12 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

professional victims.

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+1 for "professional victims"...***


Feb 12, 2015, 7:46 AM



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No, it's prety much over. For the same reason these weasels


Feb 11, 2015, 5:26 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

on the left have not said one peep recently about Chik-fil-A or Christianity and Clemson football. They are part of an organized progressive network across the country that are supported by big money. People like George Soros. They are bullies. But when you do like Clemson has done twice now and put out a very affirmative statement that says we are NOT changing you shut them down! When you give them an emphatic NO they go away. When you stand up to bullies they go away.

Where most people screw up is they don't give an emphatic NO. They humor these folks and say we're "open to having a conversation", but once you do that the game is over. You've already lost. The only way to deal with bullies is to punch them in the nose. You have to give them an emphatic NO and in the words of Barney Fife, "nip it in the bud".

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This one is already more visible


Feb 11, 2015, 5:59 PM

And doesn't have the same level of Clemson nor nationwide support asbsports have, especially football. I won't be surprised if social media lights up on thsi announcement. It's cheap, and it makes self-righteous people feel good. From there it rests will progressive media to explode it or not.

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Clemson said eff off. End of story. Same as Chik-fil-A which


Feb 11, 2015, 6:41 PM

is WAY bigger than anything at Clemson. A few will try, but it won't go anywhere or build any momentum because Clemson cut'em off at the knees already. It's over. Clemson, twice, and Chik-fil-A are providing the blueprint to stop these leftist organizations. But it's nothing new. It's simple and old fashioned. You punch a bully in the nose and say NO.

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Chicfila did back down, they stopped their anti-LGBT....


Feb 11, 2015, 6:49 PM

money giving, and the Cathy guy before he passed on changed his tone.

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Wrong. ChikfilA NEVER gave money, the owner did which


Feb 11, 2015, 7:12 PM

was his Constitutional right. I love tools like you and the left in general that thinks you are the morality police. Same with the guy at Mozilla. Believing in traditional marriage is not hateful. I have a lot of gay friends, but I support traditional marriage. Most gay people agree we have the right to our own opinions. It's non-gay progressives wanting to assault all things traditional that stir these pots. Less than 5% of the population is gay, more like 3%. Abortion effects less than 20% of the population. And a lot of those women are pro-life. Every one of these social issues is a wedge used by the left to create fear and divide people to win national elections because the left can win on the real issues most people care about. That is pure FACT!! And you know it!! The progressive left is nothing but cowards that embrace hypocrisy and double standards to push an agenda few people want and you only get away with it because the liberal mainstream media lies & manipulates. If we had a more honest and less biased media progressives wouldn't have a chance. Progressives are closeted communists thirsty for power and willing to lie and cheat and use any group possible to get what they want. If you couldn't lie, manipulate, and buy votes you wouldn't get anywhere.

And by the way, if you think e changed is views you truly are a fool. He did exactly like you lefties. He told people what they wanted to hear. But they did win, the public spoke up and they had the best day and week in company history So keep deluding yourself that the left won.

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"because the left can win on the real issues most people..


Feb 11, 2015, 7:16 PM

care about. That is pure FACT!! And you know it!!" Uh, duh, already knew that. Did you not see who won the past 2 Presidential elections?

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Calling me names won't change the facts. I read Alinsky's


Feb 11, 2015, 7:20 PM

book too. As in the Art of War, you need to know and understand thy enemy.

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Yep. That is why the country is going to pot faster than you


Feb 11, 2015, 8:17 PM [ in reply to "because the left can win on the real issues most people.. ]

can shook a stick. And since the liberal media makes Brian Williams look like Honest Abe, no wonder the country is unaware of all the crap Obama and his crew are pulling!!

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Re: Yep. That is why the country is going to pot faster than you


Feb 12, 2015, 9:35 AM

Yea, isn't it remarkable about all the outrage over Brian, the "I mis-remembered" guy, yet when our politicians say one thing to get our votes and do the exact opposite or they just flat out lie because they believe we are all lemmings, we just sluff it off, go on doing our business and elect the same clowns in the next election...kind of bass ackwards.

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Not can, but "can't" !!!! Typo, but you knew that!!***


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Wait in the Old Testament traditional marriage was polygamy


Feb 11, 2015, 7:21 PM [ in reply to Wrong. ChikfilA NEVER gave money, the owner did which ]

Moses had a few wives, King David did, King Solomon had 700 wives. So your for polygamy.

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Is your goal to fight for every progressive cause


Feb 11, 2015, 7:23 PM

in this thread?
Please spare us. Start a new thread for that.

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your comment should be directed at low country tiger...


Feb 11, 2015, 7:24 PM

he brought the subject up not me.

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Today's Christianity is not based on the Old Testament.***


Feb 11, 2015, 8:18 PM [ in reply to Wait in the Old Testament traditional marriage was polygamy ]



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Bingo***


Feb 11, 2015, 9:56 PM



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Already knew modern Christianity wasn't based on the Bible***


Feb 12, 2015, 7:06 PM [ in reply to Today's Christianity is not based on the Old Testament.*** ]



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lol what? Christianity IS based on the Bible. The Bible has


Feb 12, 2015, 7:50 PM

two parts: The (1) Old & the (2) New Testament. The Old Testament is foundational and historical. Then God sent Jesus to be the messiah. During his time on earth Jesus taught a new covenant for mankind to live by, which became the New Testament. Jesus was a Jew who came, as promised by God, as the messiah. Since Jews use the Old Testament and the Torah as their guides, Christians study the Old Testament for historical purposes. But Christians follow and live by the teachings of Jesus, which is the New Testament. The 12 disciples were the first Christians and they spread his teachings. Jews don't worship Jesus because they saw him as a prophet. They do not accept him as the messiah. They are still waiting on God to send the messiah as promised in the Old Testament.

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Re: Wait in the Old Testament traditional marriage was polygamy


Feb 11, 2015, 8:32 PM [ in reply to Wait in the Old Testament traditional marriage was polygamy ]

One was more than enough for me, and two is totally out of the question!!!

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You do know Chicfila backed off it's anti-LGBT money giving***


Feb 11, 2015, 6:46 PM [ in reply to No, it's prety much over. For the same reason these weasels ]



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You do know some liberal idiot threatened Chic-fil-a


Feb 11, 2015, 8:19 PM

employees and he decided it was not worth the risk to his people.

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Re: No, it's prety much over. For the same reason these weasels


Feb 11, 2015, 9:28 PM [ in reply to No, it's prety much over. For the same reason these weasels ]

The univerisity can do what it wants. But your response is a perfect illustration of the problem...you have zero ability to empathize with your fellow humans. I bet you call yourself a "good Clemson man," but yet here you are, saying the feelings or opinions of other equally good Clemson men don't matter.

Oh...and congrats on the most inane George Soros allusion yet.

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Wow! Whole lot wrong in that post. ..........


Feb 12, 2015, 9:15 PM

1. The university can NOT do what it wants. Many things, like renaming a building, take a vote from the BOT then a vote from the SC legislature.

2. You don't know a d@mn thing about me nor my life. I'm far more empathetic than most, but slavery, racism, and other wrongs of the past do not harm anyone alive today. Changing the names of buildings and sweeping the past under the rug will not help anyone today. In fact, it can cause more arm because it's dangerous to forget the past. Confronting the past is how you improve the future. Not by avoidance! Anyone emotionally harmed by the name of a building should eat a bullet because they are emotional cripples and a waste of oxygen.

Here are some facts: During the 50's there was infinitely more racism, plus segregation, but there was also infinitely less drugs, violence, crime, etc. in the black community. Black employment and emphasis on education was higher then as well. Blacks were financially more stable then too and more upwardly mobile. Yet the liberal talking points today are that racism causes all these problems in the black community. Hogwash. The facts & statistics shatter that meme. Racism was rampant back then compared to the lack of racism today. So what's the difference then compared to now? The destruction of the black family! And progressive policies since the 60's have a huge hand in that. If the left had empathy for the black community they would kill all the failed policies that are dividing & bankrupting us today. But that won't happen because that's how Democrats buy the black & hispanic vote.

3. You and I both know Soros gives tons of money to countless far left organizations and he helped create groups like ACORN & Media Matters, among others.

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Re: Wow! Whole lot wrong in that post. ..........


Feb 12, 2015, 11:53 PM

100 TU you nailed it

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Go Tigers! Once A Tiger Always A Tiger


Outside agitators? Like Tiger fans who didn't go to Clemson?


Feb 11, 2015, 5:55 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

So should we limit this fan site to people who actually attended Clemson University? I mean, what business do those outsiders have caring about MY football team?

I'll admit that's a little apples and oranges, but assuming this movement is completely the work of people not associated with the school is preposterous. There are plenty of current Clemson students and alumni, as well as the current faculty, who support changing the name.

First of all, it is my understanding that Tillman Hall was called simply Old Main until the 1940s. What was the reason that the building's name was changed then? Was it an overtly racist move, like the move in the 1950s to display the Confederate battle flag over the statehouse?

Second, if the building was still called Old Main and the Board was looking to change it, would Ben Tillman's be a name to consider? I have yet to hear any supporters of retaining the name explain what makes Tillman worthy of such an honor.

The statement from the Board is well written, and I'm not going to stop supporting Clemson if they don't drop Tillman's name from the most iconic building on campus. It would be a slippery slope if they did. (I'm not even sure we could keep the name Clemson. I don't know what TGC's feelings on the subject were. Tillman's words and deeds, on the other hand, were more than just a reflection of the times.) But don't assume everyone who is in favor of changing the name is an outsider or is just wanting to stir up trouble. Some of them care about Clemson as much as you do, and they have as much right to express their opinions.

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Re: Outside agitators? Like Tiger fans who didn't go to Clemson?


Feb 11, 2015, 6:45 PM

"I have yet to hear any supporters of retaining the name explain what makes Tillman worthy of such an honor."

How about the fact that he helped created our University. With no Ben Tillman there is no Clemson.

I just love these low post count trolls that are attempting to do nothing but stir up ####. You are a joke.

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Plenty? Fail. Such ideas are stupid and typical PC that


Feb 11, 2015, 6:52 PM [ in reply to Outside agitators? Like Tiger fans who didn't go to Clemson? ]

do absolutely nothing to solve problems. They are power plays by the left. Win enough stupid little battles you build momentum to win bigger battles. Liberals are as Lenin said, "useful idiots" being manipulated by progressives. Progressives are closeted communists who can't see reality, which is, capitalism & democracy are messy, but far better than all other systems combined. People in communist countries actually want to be like America. Socialism eventually fails, while communism should be a non-starter for anyone with two brain cells.

I bet less than 5%, 10% tops favor this and 90% of them are flaming liberals from the north. 10% is probably an exaggeration but it never surprises me how many idiots there are. .

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Dude, the Cold War ended back in 89-90....


Feb 11, 2015, 6:56 PM

time to catch up with the present.

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So progressivs in America aren't commies? yes, right. I've


Feb 11, 2015, 7:18 PM

had plenty of conversations with plenty of self described progressives and they were all left of socialists. Denial and painting those that call you out as crazy are key steps in Alinsky's book, Obama's hero. But you will admit progressives are socialists. And socialism fails too, it just takes longer.

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Re: So progressivs in America aren't commies? yes, right. I've


Feb 12, 2015, 9:55 AM

Everyone want's to be PC, but Freedom of speech allows us to call things what they are. One can call them "progressives" so as not to "offend," but a Progressive is a Socialist is a Communist is a Marxist. Progressive just makes the masses a useful tool by making them think they are "All In" for them. These systems have not succeeded anywhere as they all fail when they run out of other people's money and the people's freedom.

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Re: So progressivs in America aren't commies? yes, right. I've


Feb 12, 2015, 2:24 PM

If I could give you a double TU, I would, but the system doesn't allow it. Great post, and full of truths.

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Exactly. They use the term "progressive" to sound


Feb 12, 2015, 8:05 PM [ in reply to Re: So progressivs in America aren't commies? yes, right. I've ]

like progress, because people associate progress with positive, the future, as if it's a good thing, but not all change is good. And change just for the sake of change is almost always bad. Yet progressives paint anything status quo or traditional as archaic racist bigoted etc. which is total BS!!

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Re: Plenty? Fail. Such ideas are stupid and typical PC that


Feb 12, 2015, 2:21 PM [ in reply to Plenty? Fail. Such ideas are stupid and typical PC that ]

Lowcountrty_Tiger, a big TU for you on this post!!

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Re: Outside agitators? Like Tiger fans who didn't go to Clemson?


Feb 11, 2015, 8:23 PM [ in reply to Outside agitators? Like Tiger fans who didn't go to Clemson? ]

It was the main building when Clemson College was built. Tillman was the person credited with establishing Clemson College after T. Clemson left the state an endowment for an agricultural school.
It was named Tillman Hall after the 50th anniversary of the first graduating class.

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It's not outside aggitators, it's Clemson students and...


Feb 11, 2015, 6:54 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

faculty leading the charge to change the name.

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Outside intersts helping commie faculty organize students***


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Re: It's not outside aggitators, it's Clemson students and...


Feb 11, 2015, 9:40 PM [ in reply to It's not outside aggitators, it's Clemson students and... ]

less that 100 students = leading the charge.

You are pathetic. Also if you are going to continue to downvote someone you should be enough of a man to remove them off ignore.

I know you are not a man though you aer a pathetic little child.

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It is never over until liberals get their way, then


Feb 11, 2015, 7:06 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

magically the issue is "settled" and goes away.......

Never have figured that one out.

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When you emphatically say NO its over. It's those that try


Feb 11, 2015, 7:28 PM

and have "conversations" with them that ultimately lose. Clemson twice now has said we are not having a conversation, we are saying no, now go away. That's how to win. You release a very emphatic statement that cuts them off at the knees then move on.

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Re: I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators


Feb 11, 2015, 8:20 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

BOTs will stand by their decision and it will blow over in just a little while.

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Re: I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators


Feb 11, 2015, 8:44 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

It's not just outside agitators. I'm a Clemson grad and I fully advocate changing the name.

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Imagine a birth in the NC playoffs....


Feb 11, 2015, 10:51 PM [ in reply to I bet the battle isn't over. Outside aggitators ]

...and this stupid story takes front and center in the media at the intro of the games. Dabo gets asked about it at the pregame and halftime and end of game interviews, players get asked about it on media day. Agitators call for advertisers to cut off ads for the games Clemson plays in, ESPN gets involved, blah blah blah.

This crap had better get beat down early by someone that matters. Wilkins is a good start.

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Feb 11, 2015, 3:53 PM

I am proud of the BOT on this issue. Great response, great wording for the response. Their response should not offend anyone. Thanks for your leadership.

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Re: Campus Update: Beautifully crafted statement****


Feb 11, 2015, 3:57 PM

Bea

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Yes I agree -- nicely worded and hats off to the board***


Feb 11, 2015, 3:58 PM



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"Clemson Is Coming" says Stephone Anthony (Class 2011)"
"Why NOT Clemson"
"Why Not Dabo"


Excellent response***


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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 4:02 PM

I have never spent an hour at Clemson as a student or an employee, but I do applaud the BOTs decision. I have been a fan of Clemson athletics for 52 years, and I have grown to love everything about Clemson, academics as well as the athletics. Honestly, it would have broken my heart if the BOTs would have cracked to the whims of some, and voted to change the name on any building over someones agenda. And that is exactly what this was, an agenda... Now big Ben, continue on with your curse over the coots!!!

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 4:04 PM

Good! That settles that drama, maybe that group will just learn to accept history for what it is and learn from it rather than try to stir up something just for attention. That was a perfectly written statement. There is no arguing against that.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 4:12 PM

If I were a betting man I would bet none of the students who said they were uncomfortable in some of the buildings even knew anything about who they were named after. Would bet that this was started by a professor.

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some of my stones are unpleasant to look at too***


Feb 11, 2015, 4:07 PM



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Liberals are the bane of this country's existence.***


Feb 11, 2015, 4:14 PM



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They are pretty scary looking.***


Feb 11, 2015, 4:27 PM





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"When I was young, I was sure of many things; now there are only two things of which I am sure: one is, that I am a miserable sinner; and the other, that Christ is an all-sufficient Saviour. He is well-taught who learns these two lessons." -John Newton


Re: Liberals are the bane of this country's existence.***


Feb 11, 2015, 8:04 PM [ in reply to Liberals are the bane of this country's existence.*** ]

Typical uneducated response. Both sides suck, repubs are just as bad if not worse in a lot of areas.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 4:20 PM

You know - I probably didn't like everything on CLEMSON's campus when I went there 40+ years ago, but I didn't go around acting like CLEMSON should kiss up to me and change everything for me. It is not about that - CLEMSON is CLEMSON - love her or leave her IMO.

I am so glad that our BOT have the courage to stand by CLEMSON and not change her. I've loved her for many years, and I like what she is. Do not change our CLEMSON!

And stop asking to change it. You are ticking us off with that nonsense.

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SO GLAD!!!! I loved this part of the response:


Feb 11, 2015, 4:25 PM

Every great institution is built by imperfect craftsmen. Stone by stone they add to the foundation so that over many, many generations, we get a variety of stones. And so it is with Clemson. Some of our historical stones are rough and even unpleasant to look at. But they are ours and denying them as part of our history does not make them any less so. For that reason, we will not change the name of our historical buildings. Part of knowledge is to know and understand history so you learn from it. Clemson is a strong, diverse university in which all of us can be proud. That is today and tomorrow's reality and that is where all our energy is focused.

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Re: SO GLAD!!!! I loved this part of the response:


Feb 11, 2015, 4:41 PM

Agree, History is history and does not need to be ignored or rewritten for the "politically correct".

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Changing a name of a building isn't changing or rewriting...


Feb 11, 2015, 6:57 PM

history. After all, it was originally called the Main Building.

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Another reason to be proud of being a Clemson Tiger.


Feb 11, 2015, 4:30 PM

Our alma mater doesn't kowtow to political correctness. Great response!!!

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Hey Protesters.....Nothing to See Here....Move Along***


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Why is this posted on this site?


Feb 11, 2015, 4:57 PM

This is a Clemson sports site, right? Posts with other things in kind are typically forbidden.

...and yes I am a Clemson fan and graduate. Class of '96

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The Amphitheatre is the catch-all


Feb 11, 2015, 5:04 PM

Suggestion - avoid clicking into The Aphitheatre forum.

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It's the Amphitheatre ..........


Feb 11, 2015, 5:08 PM [ in reply to Why is this posted on this site? ]

anything goes. It's the non-sports section of that site. At least that is my understanding. Might want to check with DSP though.

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Re: Why is this posted on this site?


Feb 11, 2015, 5:14 PM [ in reply to Why is this posted on this site? ]

The amphitheatre is specifically for non-sports related Clemson topics.

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Never seen a non-sports related post provided by Tony Crumpton.


Feb 11, 2015, 5:16 PM

To me, this site isn't the place for it.

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You must not come around much


Feb 11, 2015, 5:37 PM

http://www.tigernet.com/update/player/Clemson-House-Water-Tower-repurposed-18689

http://www.tigernet.com/update/player/Forbes-ranks-Clemson-places-retire-14965

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Re: You must not come around much


Feb 11, 2015, 6:00 PM

I do. I just don't live on the board. This issue is just a little dicey for me.

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Re: You must not come around much


Feb 11, 2015, 6:46 PM

well if you dont "live" here then you should refrain from making statements about what has been posted here in the past.

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Re: You must not come around much


Feb 11, 2015, 10:26 PM

No. You are no better than me because you have more time to post.

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lol dicey? Is it your board? It sure ain't the gubment. Don'


Feb 11, 2015, 7:32 PM [ in reply to Re: You must not come around much ]

like it go somewhere else. It involves Clemson. That's all that matters.

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Re: lol dicey? Is it your board? It sure ain't the gubment. Don'


Feb 11, 2015, 10:31 PM

You should probably think before you type. You are no better than me. Please stop the internet post thugging.

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Re: Never seen a non-sports related post provided by Tony Crumpton.


Feb 11, 2015, 5:38 PM [ in reply to Never seen a non-sports related post provided by Tony Crumpton. ]

And who the heck are you to tell the owners of this site what it's place is for? Get off your high horse and go else where if you don't like it.

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Re: Never seen a non-sports related post provided by Tony Crumpton.


Feb 11, 2015, 5:54 PM

Because it's a sports site. No high horse. Thanks for your response.

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Wrong. It's a Clemson site with an emphasis on sports.***


Feb 11, 2015, 7:33 PM



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Point. Agree 100%. You beat me to it.***


Feb 11, 2015, 6:32 PM [ in reply to Re: Never seen a non-sports related post provided by Tony Crumpton. ]



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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 5:02 PM

Glad the BOT's are not caving in. They will probably catch a lot of crap. Stand up Tiger Nation and support them.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 5:25 PM

Glad they kept it the same.
During my freshman orentation in
1963 in the Tillman Hall auditorium, the
speaker said to take a look at the person on your right and the left because he wouldn't be there in four years.
Somehow I made it in '67.
That and the climb to AF ROTC on
the 3rd. Floor is what I remember about
Tillman Hall.

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How about a compromise


Feb 11, 2015, 5:26 PM

Clemson changes Tillman Hall's name right after Washington DC removes the Washington part of their name (George Washington held slaves after all). Done.

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How many lynch mobs was George Washington a member...


Feb 11, 2015, 5:57 PM

of?

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He was involved in a war crime involving the execution of


Feb 12, 2015, 9:00 AM

prisoners of war when fighting in the French and Indian War.

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Re: How many lynch mobs was George Washington a member...


Feb 12, 2015, 2:33 PM [ in reply to How many lynch mobs was George Washington a member... ]

Show me absolute proof of your assertion, TigerKing!!!

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 5:45 PM

Great decision and an excellent letter. This old Tiger attended classes in Tillman Hall 56 years ago. It is and always will be Tillman Hall.

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actually it was originally called The Main Building***


Feb 11, 2015, 5:58 PM



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Tillman Hall was originally called the Main Building so from


Feb 11, 2015, 5:47 PM

that statement David Wilkins must mean we should have never changed it to Tillman Hall, and should still be called the main building.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 5:48 PM

FINALLY! let's move on to current issues. Not something from a century ago

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Go Tigers! Once A Tiger Always A Tiger


Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 5:57 PM

...as long as the other diversity issues are addressed.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 6:04 PM

I believe those have been addressed and they stated they would continue to be addressed

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 6:23 PM

Great response! Made my day!

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AnyONE seen the Reverands yet (Jackson & Abernathy& Wright) ?!


Feb 11, 2015, 6:36 PM

GoTiGERS!

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 10:24 PM [ in reply to Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall ]

Basically you are saying that you could care less...

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 12, 2015, 2:34 PM [ in reply to Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall ]

What are those issues,TJ1?

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Well said; Leave our school alone!


Feb 11, 2015, 6:43 PM

If we did everything the faculty senate voted to do we would be changing isht every month and changing it back and then changing again. The greatest line in that letter was that we can forget our past and the bad things that have happened along the way because its up to us to learn and move forward. Erasing it from the deed doesn't erase it from ever happening.

We would have to change about 75% of our history if we changed things based off of men and their past mistakes. Are these people kidding?

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You do know it is Clemson students and faculty...


Feb 11, 2015, 6:52 PM

that are pushing for the name change. So it's their school, too.

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More evidence the "artillery" is out to fight this further


Feb 11, 2015, 7:13 PM

A tweet from an academic at Furman.

People who want this to happen have only just started their campaign of using the Internet including social media to get their way. Wait a few days and Google "Tillman Clemson" and see what gets display priority.

https://twitter.com/plthomasEdD/status/565538310182158336

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Oh the outrage, people organizing for a cause....


Feb 11, 2015, 7:18 PM

Where do these people think they live? In a democracy with freedom of speech and the right to vote?

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My postings have nothing to do with "rights"


Feb 11, 2015, 7:21 PM

Why do those who want progressive change always have to simplify the issue to "rights" and especially rights that are not granted explicitly but require adopting progressive ideology to believe?

There is no push to STOP organizing. And my posts are simply pointing to the fact that those who are loosing their fight so far are probably still going to pursue it.

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The name will eventually change, so get used to it***


Feb 11, 2015, 7:26 PM



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I don't have a horse in the race


Feb 11, 2015, 7:27 PM

But I will bet the BOT will continue to stand strong on this. As will the state legislature, which I understand is the only other body empowered to make name changes of historical signifance.

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Re: The name will eventually change, so get used to it***


Feb 11, 2015, 8:53 PM [ in reply to The name will eventually change, so get used to it*** ]

And I bet you you cannot rewrite history and the name stays. Live in the present not the past

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Re: The name will eventually change, so get used to it***


Feb 12, 2015, 2:36 PM [ in reply to The name will eventually change, so get used to it*** ]

Right now I'm thinking you need to get use to the name Tillman Hall.

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Re: The name will eventually change, so get used to it***


Feb 12, 2015, 2:47 PM

I don't remember reading anything that claimed Washington was involved in lynch mobs but I do recall slaves continually trying to escape Mt Vernon.

I'm sure they tried to escape because life was so easy being a slave to President Washington. Sarcasm.

And I can't help but wonder what happened to the slaves that were apprehended after escaping. I'm sure they received a cookie and a glass of milk. more sarcasm

;)

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Re: The name will eventually change, so get used to it***


Feb 12, 2015, 2:40 PM [ in reply to The name will eventually change, so get used to it*** ]

The name will eventually change, so get used to it***
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Wrong, again, TigerKing79!!!

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Actually if we had a true dmocracy, 1 person 1 vote on all


Feb 11, 2015, 7:37 PM [ in reply to Oh the outrage, people organizing for a cause.... ]

issues, liberals would lose big time. Cali is by far the most liberal state and they voted no to gay marriage.

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Do I not have the liberty to be outraged at idiots who want


Feb 12, 2015, 9:02 AM [ in reply to Oh the outrage, people organizing for a cause.... ]

to effect others with their irrational, misguided ideas?

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Re: Oh the outrage, people organizing for a cause....


Feb 12, 2015, 2:38 PM [ in reply to Oh the outrage, people organizing for a cause.... ]

What you say is partially correct, TigerKing79, but the right to vote is only for legal citizens and you are only allowed to vote once. This is not Chicago!!!

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Way to go BOT!!


Feb 11, 2015, 7:28 PM

I am so relieved to see this beautifully written message. I spent many hours in Tillman Hall and would be devastated if the name was changed.

Common sense has prevailed!

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Well thought


Feb 11, 2015, 7:52 PM

impressive

often I over respond.

I will let this one speak alone.

Well done .


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Why don't we change the name ?


Feb 11, 2015, 8:04 PM

Of every building in America to MLK jr and Abe Lincolns emancipation hall since they're the only God for saken people in history that' weren't racist. I'm white. Im obviously racist and so is 80% of this board so we all hate minorities and support oppression of non-whites right?

I mean really that's what these people want. And then targeting me and my ancestry is the only way to make things "right" even though I didn't choose who I am just like no one else chose. I don't opress you and no one opresses you today so please. Get over it with this sissy sensitivity. This is a fight for Ben Tillman to take up with a higher authority and the people he mistreated. Anyone directly affected by his actions are long removed from this world so don't act like your life is directly inhibited by a name on an organized pile of wood and brick. Get over it

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Re: Why don't we change the name ?


Feb 11, 2015, 8:53 PM

That is how I see it. In Ben Tillman's time racism was excepted all over the south we know. Trying to try him in public opinion in a time where all of us try to fight against racism is just wrong. Even if we were to dig his bones up and put him on trial for being a racist, for what would it serve, the man still can't represent himself and his views during what was known in his time of wide spread acceptance of racism. Well we could tie all his bones back together and hang him for what we believe is wrong 100 + years later....

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Re: Why don't we change the name ?


Feb 11, 2015, 9:03 PM

Even for the time he was a violent horrible person.

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Re: Why don't we change the name ?


Feb 12, 2015, 9:33 AM [ in reply to Why don't we change the name ? ]

Who are you speaking to? Minorities in general or just people who are in favor of changing the name?

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Good...


Feb 11, 2015, 8:26 PM

way to go.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 8:44 PM

PERFECT and no truer could a response be!!!!!

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Correct decision for the right reasons. Good Chair of BOT.***


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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 8:48 PM

A murderer is not an imperfect craftsman. A muderer is a murderer.

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POINT to the BOT. Well written response IMO..........


Feb 11, 2015, 9:00 PM

I'm sure we all and many places have skeletons in the closet.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 9:08 PM

I am once again very proud of our board of Trustees.

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embarrassing hogwash of a statement***


Feb 11, 2015, 9:22 PM



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Re: embarrassing hogwash of a statement***


Feb 11, 2015, 9:42 PM

Youre an embarrassing hogwash of a Gamecock troll.

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You really believe the crap you spew, don't you?


Feb 12, 2015, 9:03 AM [ in reply to embarrassing hogwash of a statement*** ]

nm


Message was edited by: CTiger423®


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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 10:08 PM

Great statement by our BOT. So sad others can't look at all the present positives instead of ancient, ancient history that today means nothing.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 11, 2015, 10:24 PM

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Chick-fil-A


Feb 11, 2015, 11:07 PM

Gotta set the record straight on Chick-fil-A. Everyone on here is misinformed. An operator up north donated sandwiches to a counseling seminar at a local church. We are asked to donate multiple times a day for a good many causes, and since marriage counseling is a platform for our own Winshape Charitable Organization along with providing foster children with homes, team building opportunities for area businesses, and many others, this was a cause that the operator felt inclined to donate to. The organization that was given sandwiches also champions defense of traditional marriage, and this became a problem for the PC police. Additionally, our president Dan Cathy was doing a radio interview with a Baptist organization and was asked about his stance on gay marriage. He gave his opinion (which does not reflect the views of the company, nor does he speak for everyone who works for the company). Last time I checked, we can all voice an opinion. I personally wrote Mike Huckabee a letter when he erroneously responded to a liberal article last year that reported misinformation and said that "Dan Cathy relented and gave in to LGBT supporters." The truth is he has always been pro-traditional marriage and always will be and never issued any kind of a statement retracting his original views. That is his right and his opinion as an American. At Chick-fil-A, we "treat all guests with honor, dignity, and respect" the same way I would treat anyone who enters my house. That's the way a person should be treated regardless of their gender, race, nationality, or sexual orientation. At this point, the police for political correctness will forever be out for blood. I don't see the nation coming back from this when its tentacles have such a grasp on a collective group in our society that is so rabidly vocal with no regard for facts or the truth. Maybe it makes them feel important to tear others down for voicing an opinion. I don't know. "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgement ye judge, ye shall be judged." The psychoanalysis of the critic is that he is harshest against people who have weaknesses similar to his own. So, when the critic screams, put a mirror in front of his face! See that he examines his own. He may find reason to keep silent...
God bless America, and God bless Clemson.

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Seems like dumb timing. The issue had calmed down


Feb 12, 2015, 8:02 AM

and this got it cranked up again. Stupid.

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 12, 2015, 8:32 AM

I wonder how long the BOT gave this matter serious consideration--doesn't sound to me like they gave it much at all. At the very least they could have asked representatives from the parties pushing for the change to speak at their meeting. This statement sounds more like a dismissal than a decision.

I'm very interested in knowing what their "other, more meaningful, initiatives" are. They should enumerate them. Saying they want them but not giving details is just deflection of the problem.

I appreciate that Clemson is trying to encourage minorities to come to campus. For example Call Me MISTER (which is run by a personal friend of mine) is doing awesome things, and there are minority mentoring programs all over campus. And I also appreciate that Clemson has demographics working against it, both historical and modern. Something like 70% of the student population comes from Upstate counties which themselves have low minority populations--anywhere from 7 to 20 percent, well below the state average. But I think Clemson can do more. Clemson should be an institution that is welcoming to all of our state's students. *Clemson* may say it welcomes all our state's students, but what do the *students* say? It is not a secret that minorities don't always feel comfortable at Clemson, and I think social media exacerbates that. Clemson must do a better job.

All that being said, Clemson's situation is not unique or even the most extreme. For example our country has a genocidal, arguably insane mass murderer on our $20 bill. So ultimately I think I agree with the BOT's decision not to rename Tillman Hall. However I think they need to do more to explain the university's relationship to Tillman and to pro-actively work against whitewashing that history.

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TERMINATE the "faculty senate"***


Feb 12, 2015, 9:36 AM

nm

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Wow, I totally missed the bus on this one...


Feb 12, 2015, 10:04 AM

What's the quick summary of what happened to force this letter (without sarcasm or wit please)?

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I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message.


Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 12, 2015, 10:07 AM

Then they dropped the Mic and walked off stage!

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 12, 2015, 10:08 AM

Tigernet news: I'm all in with the BOT! If certain groups don't like it--leave!

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Re: Campus Update: Clemson's BOT releases statement on renaming Tillman Hall


Feb 12, 2015, 10:23 AM

Three cheers for the BOT for their decisions made for Tillman Hall and other Clemson traditions!!!

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