Chopping Down Christmas Trees, Bin Laden Buddies
The IU-Purdue University law school in Indiana removed a Christmas tree from the lobby of the school after some students and faculty complained that it made them feel excluded, reports the Indianapolis Star.
Following the complaints, the tree was replaced with a neutral winter scene, inspired by Courier and Ives.
The excluded Christmas tree was decorated with folded fans made of maps of the world, lights and ornaments resembling world globes. It was intended to convey the "diversity and the identification of people everywhere," according to school officials.
Following pressure from students at the school, a less-exclusive display has been erected. The new display has two smaller trees, but they are unadorned.
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