Students march in protest against photograph

Holding signs accusing the Hornet of stereotyping Latinos, demonstrators gathered in the Library Quad to speak out against what they felt was the racial message of the photograph. Jennifer Redadio/State Hornet

Members of the Latino community led a protest against the State Hornet newspaper Thursday for publishing a photo depicting the arrest of a man during the Causeway Classic.

Several demonstrators addressed the crowd demanding the State Hornet editorial board print an apology, notify readers of the paper’s policy about publishing pictures and provide statistics about the number of Latinos on staff.

Hornet staff was also on hand observing the event and offered an invitation to meet with the organizers.

Protesters accused the Hornet of publishing trash and marched around campus emptying State Hornet newsstands. Some demonstrators, chanting and singing, returned several hundred copies of the newspapers to the Hornet office.