College students wear sombreros to “tequila themed” party, many lives crushed by incident.

Not stereotypical at all.

Bowdoin College, Maine: For the third time in just over a year, an incident of ethnic stereotyping by Bowdoin students at a party has ignited campus-wide tensions, frustrations and pain, and prompted an institutional investigation in response.  

In the latest incident—a “tequila”-themed birthday party in Stowe Hall last Saturday night—some students wore sombreros, according to a student who attended. 

Several Mexican and Mexican-American students expressed exhaustion and frustration at the public comment time at Wednesday night’s Bowdoin Student Government (BSG) meeting.

“As a senior who has seen multiple racist incidents at this college, I’m at the point now where I’m really, really tired,” said BSG Vice President for Student Government Affairs Michelle Kruk ’16.

“That is disgraceful. That is shameful,” said Student President Stacia De La Rosa. “I encourage the BSG to do something about this—to put a bylaw starting whenever, next year, and that there should be some sanctions, some consequences, for those that partake in behavior like this.”  

The administration has not yet announced how or if it will respond to the incident.

OH MY GOD! This is awful! Some college students had a party with tequila and they wore sombreros! This has brought pain to many people! This is so bad that Vice President for Student Government Affairs Michelle Kruk, Class of ’16, is really, really tired. Not really tired, but really, REALLY tired. I agree with Student President Stacia De La Rosa – this is shameful! Disgraceful! Listen, if I’m a Mexican I am pissed. How dare they wear the native garb of a country in which they do not live!

Honestly, don’t colleges have more important things to worry about? Good God. They act like some horrible crime has been committed. Some kids drank tequila and wore sombreros, which incidentally is one of the coolest hats ever. Let it go.

PS: I talked to Speedy Gonzalez. He doesn’t care either.