Police and university administrators banned discussion about police tactics in a closed-door meeting yesterday about Feb. 12’s Duke victory riots, instead focusing on plans for alternative celebrations on Fraternity Row.
Three student leaders proposed students be encouraged to gather on Fraternity Row following big wins, where they would be provided with diversions such as inflatable beach balls and shaving cream, in lieu of discussing student concerns and past incidents.
The meeting was originally closed to media and the student body because university administrators feared it would turn into a shouting match between students and police, but it was later opened to four at-large students and campus media.
University President Dan Mote wasn’t at the meeting, though he said at a Board of Regents meeting several weeks ago that the riots are the No. 1 issue facing the university.
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