In 1954, the University of Texas named a dorm after William Stewart Simkins, who taught law there for three decades. Now there is a movement afoot to rename the building, because Simkins was a Klansman.
This is a pretty easy issue to agree upon. There is no defense of naming any place, particularly one on a college campus, after such a notorious character. We, liberal and conservative alike, can disagree respectfully on many matters, even emotionally charged issues. But a school building named after a Klansman?
It's a no-brainer, University of Texas. Change the name of the dormitory. There are no rational grounds for keeping it as it is.
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