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Gentlemen on campus. i've had other incidents that have gone on. for me, it's just -- i've always not felt welcome at this university because the campus hasn't been in a welcoming and inclusive environment. >> paton, missouri's lieutenant governor was on a radio interview today and said that you and the students had no legitimate authority to drive the president out and were seeking, quote, governance by mob rule. those were his rules. he would said it was reminiscent of ferguson which he called a catastrophe. >> in regards to that comment, i have nothing to say. that shows the lack of leaders...

A problem and it shows the fact that this is not just, you know, um system issue. this is national issue that we need to address as a whole. these incidents on this campus are not single isolated incidents. racism is systematic. its institutional and we're not blaming mr. wolf for institutional racism. we have a problem with a leader that's supposed to represent the students coming from all 50 states over 120 different countries around the world not understanding the history of this institution and how it's played a role in perpetuating systems of violence towards marginalize and minortized st...

>> i felt unsafe since the moment i stepped on campus. the thing we've been pushing to everyone is that we love mizzou enough to critique and fight against the injustices we face at the school. my first semester ehere, i had someone write the "n" word on the wall and been in altercations with chiwhite gentlemen on campuses and instances that went on. for me, it's just i've always not felt welcome at this university because the campus hasn't been in welcoming and inclusive environment. >> paton, the missouri's lieutenant governor peter kinder was on a radio interview today and said that you and...

So we really honestly -- i reiterated this all day. but we should have never gotten to this point. >> paton, for those who do not go to the university of missouri, can you explain what the campus university atmosphere is like for african american students? >> especially at this time it's very tense. it is unsafe. and i think that's one of the main reasons why we have been calling for leadership in a time where students have been saying over and over and we feel unsafe and we feel unincluded in this campus community. as student body president, that is my job. i bring these issues to our adminis...

Leader who say supposed to represent these students coming from 50 states, over 120 different countries around the world, not understanding the history of the institution and how it's played a role in perpetuating and monoritizing students. so that is what i think that the people in this state need to educate themselves on and that goes all the way up to, you know, the capital, that goes to our um system and the nation, as well. >> paton head and john butler, appreciate your time tonight. thank you, gentlemen. >> thank you. just ahead, much more on the missouri protest and the role the colle...