Montclair State embroiled in comic strip controversy

An uproar has kicked up at Montclair State University after the student newspaper published a comic strip that uses a racial slur to describe Barack Obama. Students at the school say they were outraged

News 12 Staff

Oct 29, 2008, 4:30 PM

Updated 5,668 days ago

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Montclair State embroiled in comic strip controversy
An uproar has kicked up at Montclair State University after the student newspaper published a comic strip that uses a racial slur to describe Barack Obama.
Students at the school say they were outraged and offended when the cartoon ran, which prompted an e-mail apology sent out Tuesday by the newspaper's editor.
Montclair State University officials say the comic strip, "The K Chronicles," is a syndicated cartoon and has no affiliation with the school.


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