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Thursday, April 07, 2011  The campaign is in response to some racially offensive events that recently happened on the Mizzou campus.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  MU Senior Zachary Tucker, 21, and MU Freshman Sean Fitzgerald, 19, both received the same sentence for spreading cotton balls in front the MU Black Culture Center in late February.

Monday, April 19, 2010  Freshman Sean Fitzgerald, 19, and Senior Zachary Tucker, 21, were originally arrested for tampering, which could have carried a hate crime penalty, but they were formally charged with littering, a Class A misdemeanor.

Friday, March 05, 2010  Dozens gathered for a show of unity on the MU campus Friday evening, the same day two students apologized for an insensitive racial prank.

Friday, March 05, 2010  In a letter to campus leaders and student groups, Sean Fitzgerald and Zachary Tucker apologized for their “inexcusable judgment”.

Friday, March 05, 2010  Two University of Missouri students have apologized for scattering cotton balls outside the Black Culture Center on campus.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010  Zachary Tucker, 21, and Sean Fitzgerald, 19, were arrested Tuesday night about 7:30, after authorities received an anonymous tip.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010  Students who spoke denounced the dumping cotton balls on school property, and called on Mizzou to better promote diversity.

Tuesday, March 02, 2010  Someone scattered hundreds of cotton balls across the lawn, a reference to slavery, and it happened as Black History Month was coming to a close.