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St. Thomas reacts to viral video outside Riley Gaines event

The clip filmed outside a Riley Gaines event has spread online and pushed campus speech into the national spotlight; the school's response is now under scrutiny.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe University of St. Thomas is responding tonight to a viral video of a student making a racist comment outside a Riley Gaines event on campus.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe clip has spread widely online, and it has turned a campus event into a national argument about speech on college grounds.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe school has now answered. A clear response gives the campus a real chance to rebuild trust with its students.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA university statement after a viral video. Those take longer to write than the video took to spread, Vera.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe bigger question is where a school draws the line between protected speech and conduct, and every campus in the country is watching how this one answers.

  6. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd students on every side deserve a process that is fair, open and honest.

  7. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFair, open and honest. Three words no group chat has ever used about a college investigation.

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