Aria Higgins, a 22-year-old student, wore a sticker that read, “Hello my name is Outraged.” She said students wanted an apology and an explanation.
“Yeah, it’s free speech, but some stuff doesn’t need to be drawn or said,” Higgins, who is president of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., said.
Smiley, a senior journalism major, posted an apology on the newspaper's Web site, and it was also to run on Monday's front page. The 17,000 circulation newspaper publishes Monday through Friday and is independent of the university.
In his apology posted on the Kernel's Web site, Smiley said he did not review the cartoon before it was printed, and other editors did not bring it to his attention before publication.
“There is absolutely no excuse for that neglect,” Smiley said.
--Associated Press
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