North Dakota State University is investigating complaints about a charity fundraising skit which featured, among other things, a depiction of Barack Obama by a white student in black make-up, according to the Associated Press:
"We're trying to find out the right approaches for accountability, but at the same time try to heal wounds that have occurred and allow the campus to move ahead," Janna Stoskopf, NDSU's dean of students, told The Associated Press on Friday.The March 18 skit involving the NDSU Saddle and Sirloin Club was performed at the Mr. NDSU Pageant, which is sponsored by the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and raises money for diabetes research.
People who attended it said a pageant contestant from Saddle and Sirloin dressed as a woman from the Internet video "I Got a Crush on Obama" and performed a strip tease for another student, who was wearing dark makeup and an afro wig.
In the background, two male students dressed as cowboys simulated anal sex while holding an Obama sign that one student ripped at the conclusion of the 30-second performance, the Forum reported.
Read the whole story at the link above. Another North Dakota state school recently had a racial controversy. A sorority party at UND at Grand Forks featured attendees in Indian garb and red paint. Obama is due to speak at the state Democratic convention in Grand Forks next week.
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