digitalzygot
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Students from Washington University have complained to state and federal agencies that a Chicago nightclub barred six African-American members from their senior class trip celebration while admitting nearly 200 white classmates. Cutz, who is white, said he was already inside the bar with some 200 other students, none of whom are African-American, when the first group of African-American classmates arrived.
But instead of being allowed to enter the bar, the manager of 'Original Mother's' denied entry to the six students, saying their baggy pants violated the bar's dress code."These six [students] were better dressed than I was," Cutz told CNN. After confronting the manager, Cutz advised the students to "go back to the hotel and change." But the manager of the bar stepped in to say that he had made his decision and that the six men could not return to the bar even if they changed clothes, Cutz said.
The students became "more agitated" and "set up an experiment," Cutz said. Class treasurer Regis Murayi, an African-American, exchanged jeans with Jordan Roberts, who is white and, being 3 inches shorter than Murayi looked "substantially baggy" with his jeans on. Roberts then approached the same manager who had turned away the African-American students, paid the entry fee and was allowed in, Cutz said.
But instead of being allowed to enter the bar, the manager of 'Original Mother's' denied entry to the six students, saying their baggy pants violated the bar's dress code."These six [students] were better dressed than I was," Cutz told CNN. After confronting the manager, Cutz advised the students to "go back to the hotel and change." But the manager of the bar stepped in to say that he had made his decision and that the six men could not return to the bar even if they changed clothes, Cutz said.
The students became "more agitated" and "set up an experiment," Cutz said. Class treasurer Regis Murayi, an African-American, exchanged jeans with Jordan Roberts, who is white and, being 3 inches shorter than Murayi looked "substantially baggy" with his jeans on. Roberts then approached the same manager who had turned away the African-American students, paid the entry fee and was allowed in, Cutz said.
