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15 Auburn students suspended

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Published: Nov. 15, 2001 at 3:07 PM

AUBURN, Ala., Nov. 15 (UPI) -- Auburn University said Thursday it has indefinitely suspended 15 students who wore Ku Klux Klan costumes and blackface to fraternity Halloween parties. Auburn President William Walker said the "presence of these students in the university community poses an immediate threat to the well-being of the university."

Topics: William Walker
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