Show Kent State Suspends Four Black Players v T- T Tf r IL O f JI for I J. J Joining Protest P Four members of the Kent State University football team have been suspended for the rest of the season by coach Ron Blackl Blackledge dge for participating participating participating par par- in a 3 demonstration against racial discrimination by the coaching staff t Were W ere stepping on on some toes says Black United Students BUS President President President dent Jeff Johnson but this is something something something some some- thing that has been boiling for a while Johnson says the coaching staff practices racial discrimination in both recruiting and in the general treatment of black athletes To illustrate illustrate illustrate illus illus- Johnson says John Romeo a aKSU aKSU assistant coach kicked a black player Moreover the 2000 black students just dont don't have a voice in administrative tive affairs Johnson adds He also says blacks are inadequately represented represented represented rep rep- resented among administrators as exemplified by the the- cancellation of a adorm adorm dorm racial crisis intervention program program program pro pro- gram this fall To make the point Johnson called on black players to boycott the Oct 27 Parents Day football game and to join in a planned march and demonstration tion outside the stadium While about bout n blacks joined in the march only four of the players participated Basically it really didn't come off reports Jeff Zima of the News Service Their signs could not even be read from the stands BUS is using this as a ploy of some kind J i f j a 7 j- j 1 1 J c r c. c ll I 1 a. a I I 4 0 l I IJ J A t t- t r 1 a r r. r i y y 0 F i. i i i r r 0 r c O do WJ l r. r r L |