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'''Description of Artwork:''' Two banners to be hung from street posts. One depicts the stripes of the American flag morphing into bombs along with the Statue of Liberty having an X placed over it. The other banner shows a jet fighter flying over a city labeled as Detroit. These were hung along a street with 20 other student-made banners. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Two banners to be hung from street posts. One depicts the stripes of the American flag morphing into bombs along with the Statue of Liberty having an X placed over it. The other banner shows a jet fighter flying over a city labeled as Detroit. These were hung along a street with 20 other student-made banners. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' After hearing the banners described over the phone, Cherney ordered that they be taken down. The students were not notified that their art | '''The Incident:''' After hearing the banners described over the phone, Cherney ordered that they be taken down. The students were not notified that their art had been removed. Cherney explains that she removed the banners so as not to damage the upbeat mood of an upcoming street sale and Ribfest event. <P> | ||
Cherney explains that she removed the banners so as not to damage the upbeat mood of an upcoming street sale and Ribfest event. <P> | |||
'''Results of Incident:''' The banners were removed and the Downtown Business Improvement Area has been asked to explain the removal to the students. <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' The banners were removed and the Downtown Business Improvement Area has been asked to explain the removal to the students. <P> | ||
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[[Category:Callum Kyle and Alicia Henderson.]] | [[Category:Callum Kyle and Alicia Henderson.]] | ||
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