Recently more than 30 black football players at the University of Missouri joined protests on campus over how the school’s president, Tim Wolfe, had handled a series of racially charged incidents. Displeased with inaction on the part of school leaders in dealing with racism on campus where the black student population is a mere eight percent, several campus organizations had called for Wolfe to step down. On November 2nd graduate student Jonathan Butler vowed to starve himself until Wolfe was fired or left office.  Days passed and news of his hunger strike spread, but Wolfe would not resign. Also, the university’s governing board made no indication that he would be removed. This is when the Missouri football players stepped in and issued a direct ultimatum: Resign or they won’t play. [Read more…]