▁front - page ▁story ▁on ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁the ▁" dem on str ators " ▁with ▁a ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁in eb ri ated ▁white ▁student ▁gra bb ing ▁his ▁private ▁parts ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁conserv atively ▁dressed , ▁but ▁vis ibly ▁sm iling , ▁black ▁S GA ▁president . ▁ ▁The ▁du o ▁had ▁crash ed ▁previous ▁hal ft ime ▁shows ▁with ▁their ▁" hip - th rust ing , ▁c rot ch - gra bb ing ▁dance ▁routine " ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁body ▁knew ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁ra cially ▁motiv ated , ▁but ▁given ▁the ▁timing ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁T SU ▁was ▁a ▁histor ically ▁black ▁university , ▁a ▁" f ew ▁concerned ▁individuals ” ▁made ▁calls ▁asking ▁about ▁the ▁“ n ature ” ▁of ▁the ▁hal ft ime ▁program . ▁A ▁fac ulty ▁member , ▁who ▁asked ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁identified , ▁told ▁S idel ines ▁the ▁incident ▁made ▁them ▁“ ash amed ▁and ▁embar rass ed ” ▁to ▁work ▁at ▁M TS U ▁and ▁the ▁students ▁were ▁threatened ▁with ▁exp ulsion . ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁official ▁position ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁students ▁were ▁being ▁" made ▁the ▁sc ap ego ats ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁correct ness ▁movement " ▁and ▁" to ▁exp el ▁them ▁from ▁school ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁saving ▁the ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁in just ice ." ▁M TS U ' s ▁president , ▁Dr . ▁James ▁E . ▁Walker , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁state ' s ▁first ▁African