Police in Los Angeles County used rubber bullets and pepper spray against some people who were marching in protest of the shooting death last week of an 18-year-old man by police
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Woodrow Wilson Hall is seen on the campus of Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey, in 2017. Seth Wenig/AP Trustees at New Jersey's Monmouth University voted this week to remove President Woodrow Wilson's name from the campus's Great Hall and will look instead to honor its lead designer, one of the first professional trained African American architects, according to a statement from the University.
"Wilson was a controversial politician, who never actually set foot in the current building," University president Patrick Leahy said in a statement to students on Juneteenth. “Removing his name, and incorporating these earlier names, connects the centerpiece of our campus more accurately to our historical roots and eliminates a symbolic barrier to the important work of creating a truly welcoming and inclusive space in the Great Hall.
A bust of Woodrow Wilson is displayed in Woodrow Wilson Hall at Monmouth University in 2017. Seth Wenig/AP
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