By Larry Gordon
Los Angeles Times
LOS ANGELES – University of California, San Diego leaders and civil rights activists have condemned a student party that mocked Black History Month with a ghetto-themed “Compton Cookout.”
Campus administrators said Wednesday that they were investigating whether the off-campus party, held Monday, and its Facebook invitation violated the university’s code of conduct and whether its sponsors should be disciplined. Members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity were identified as among the organizers, but the fraternity president has criticized the event and said his club did not sponsor it.
In an e-mail to students and staff, UC, San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox said the party showed “blatant disregard of our campus values.” She said the university would hold a teach-in next Wednesday “to discuss the importance of mutual respect and civility.”