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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are 2 issues being co-mingled on this thread.

1) white people allowed on a "traditionally black" campus

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2) dogs being allowed on said campus.

I have a big problem if white people are not allowed, but I have no problem whatsoever with them banning dogs. In fact, I wish they would. If more places banned dogs then maybe entitled dog owners would stop thinking they must have a right to take Fido with them everywhere by default.

I think there are some AA people posting who genuinely don't have a problem with white people/neighbors on campus as long as they don't bring their dogs. There seem to be others (or one other) posting saying that it's more than the dogs, it's that the white people still aren't really welcome for whatever reason because it's offensive given the history.[/quote]

Given that white people can enroll in and teach at Howard, it's obviously not true that white people aren't allowed on campus.  Come on.  The issue is dogs.

Another separate issue might be if there's a big influx of residents not connected to Howard, who suddenly decide to start using the quad like a park (dog or no).  That would probably be an issue regardless of their color; but the fact that they are likely to be white gentrifiers would add to the tension, for obvious reasons.  [/quote]

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