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UW-L reports nearly a dozen complaints about confederate flags

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Message at UW-L program: People don’t
want to be told not to be upset about flag

People offended by seeing a confederate flag don’t want to be told that they shouldn’t be upset.

That’s one message coming from a program Friday at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, responding to complaints about a truck bearing the confederate flag symbol on campus.

Vice chancellor Paula Knudson has been criticized, after writing an e-mail apologizing for the presence of the flag. Knudson has kept a low profile since then. 

At the program today, she said she did not intend to hide and also argued that she respects freedom of speech on campus. 

The UW-L campus climate office reports getting nearly a dozen complaints this semester about confederate flags. The people who filed complaints said they feel threatened and ‘unsafe’ after seeing a symbol of white supremacy.

The program Friday stems from an incident that happened last week (below):

That led to a series of letters from UW-L administration, including one from chancellor Joe Gow referencing the school’s Hate Response Team website, “to see clear evidence of what is taking place on a regular basis at our university.”

 

On that website, you can see three separate reports from people on campus referencing the trucker’s flag (top picture).

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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