Hodnett said the party was meant to imitate pop culture, not objectify or offend people.
“In our opinions, be they ignorant or not, everyone thought that it was a cross-culture thing and it was more mocking MTV culture and dressing up in baggy clothes and listening to rap or hip-hop music,'' said Hodnett of the Chicago suburb of Palatine.
The university plans to discuss on race relations next week on campus.
“The issues here are broader than the party. ... The real issue here is what the conditions that minority students and faculty face on a regular basis,'' Klass said. “This is a bit of an ah-ha moment.''
— Associated Press
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