I think that we should be careful about being "hypersensitive" about some of these matters.  I know one of the students in this picture.  When I asked her why they decided to dress as the Jamaican Bobsled Team for Halloween, they said that they love the movie "Cool Runnings."  Not all acts by our students are meant to be derogatory.  

Best,

Yvette

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This was found on Facebook by an alumnus. It is Halloween night (2009) at Miami. The album is called "Jamaica Has a Bobsled Team." 

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Black World Studies/Comparative Literature/French MIAMI UNIVERSITY

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