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African-american students over how they handled racism. detail. >> reporter: youre watching a protest at the university of missouris homecoming parade. red car is university president tim wolfe. >> tim wolfe. >> reporter: these students are protesting what they say is a pattern of racism on campus. an ineffective response by the university ears leaders. eventually counter protests get in between them and president wolfe. >> do not engage. do not engage. do not engage. >> engage. what the [ bleep...

Swastika. simplnch >> a week ago, a student said he wolfe was gone.mself until tim - writing he would continue until either tim wolfe was gone from office, or my life is lost. this past friday, this video was posted to twitter of wolfe being confronted by students a second time. this time he responds. >> this oppression is because you dont believe you have the equal opportunity for success. [ yelling ] d >> reporter: on saturday a university football player said athletes of color on the football...

A spokesperson for vladimir putin denies the government had any involvement. martha: all right. now this. changes coming to the university of missouri system amid escalating tensions and claims that the school ignored racist harassment on campus. mizzous football team said they would not play this weekend unless the schools president, tim wolfe, stepped down. yesterday wolfe -- and also the chancellor -- announced that they would step down in a shocking moment yesterday afternoon. wolfe says tha...

Slurs and hate symbols. students activists accuse the administration of inaction. a grad student started a hunger strike demanding tim wolfe step down. then the football team vowed it would not play until the hunger strike ended. that might have cost the school $1 million if they did not show up to play byu this weekend. that all ended with the resignations. student activists ecstatic. >> the resignation of tim wolfe is a glimmer of hope for the students whose voices have been silenced. >> cnns ...

Leftist agenda on campus. if you read the material, i urge everyone to do the background on the planned parenthood issue, do the background on the issues around ferguson they brought into it, do the issues on teachers not teaching full loads. several professors, many professors not teaching full loads, waste of taxpayer funds. being reviewed by the legislative -- martha: five hours a week of teaching. just to mention on the way out here because were out of time, one of the student demands -- and...

Went out that read "the athletes of color on the university of missouri football team will no longer participate in any football-related activities until president tim wolfe resigns or is removed due to his negligence toward marginalized students experiences. we are united." and yesterday the entire football team got involved. head coach gary pinkel tweeted out this picture of the team with the caption "the mid yue family stands as one. we are united. we are behind our players." now, the footbal...

On november 2 a week ago graduate student jonathan butler vowed he would starve himself until tim wolfe was gone. writing in a letter to university officials that he continue until either tim wolfe was removed from office or my internal organs fail and my life is lost. this past friday this video was posted to twitter of wolfe being confronted by students a second time. this time he responds. >> because you dont believe that you have the equal opportunity for success. >> money, money, money. tha...

The flyers talk about the first amendment right to occupy the campus. the media has those as well, as they were part of the troop that helped turn around the campus. what do you say about that, that moment, teachable moment, and what people around the country need to learn from the tensions that are taking place on that campus? the cameras are going to go away soon. >> im really happy that this has been able to be used as a teachable moment. i think that its very important for us to remember tha...

>> id like to read a statement from tim wolfe, hes the president of that -- the head of that campus. he also resigned. there was a moment where he in the homecoming parade, protesters approached his car and he ignored them. he said i regret my reaction the mu homecoming parade when the concernedstudent 950 group approached my car and im sorry. and apology is long overdue. it seemed like i did not care and that was not my intention. i was caught off guard in that moment. none the less, had i gott...

Schools most prized athletes. on saturday night a statement went out that read "the athletes of color on the university of missouri football team will no longer participate in any football-related activities until president tim wolfe resigns or is removed due to his negligence toward marginalized students experiences. we are united." and yesterday the entire football team got involved. head coach gary pinkel tweeted out this picture of the team with the caption "the mizzou family stands as one. ...