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| Camborne School of Mines students slammed for offensive tabards | Camborne School of Mines students slammed for offensive tabards |
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| Students on a night out sparked outrage and "shame" after wearing high-vis jackets covered in offensive comments. | |
| The messages included comments about the Las Vegas massacre, the war in Syria, rape and Nazi swastikas, The Tab Falmouth reported. | |
| The students were from the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) - part of the University of Exeter's Falmouth campus. | The students were from the Camborne School of Mines (CSM) - part of the University of Exeter's Falmouth campus. |
| The university apologised "unreservedly" and said those involved would face disciplinary action. | The university apologised "unreservedly" and said those involved would face disciplinary action. |
| More on this and other stories in Devon and Cornwall | More on this and other stories in Devon and Cornwall |
| The comments on the tabards have been slammed by other students, describing them as "hateful", "appalling" and "vile". | The comments on the tabards have been slammed by other students, describing them as "hateful", "appalling" and "vile". |
| Falmouth campus student, 24-year-old Alex Welsford, said he feared it was part of a "lad culture" at CSM. | Falmouth campus student, 24-year-old Alex Welsford, said he feared it was part of a "lad culture" at CSM. |
| 'Absolutely disgusting' | 'Absolutely disgusting' |
| He said first year students at the mining school would go on a "pub crawl" wearing "hard hats and high-vis vests scrawled on by the second and third-year students." | He said first year students at the mining school would go on a "pub crawl" wearing "hard hats and high-vis vests scrawled on by the second and third-year students." |
| "The comments are absolutely disgusting. There is a limit and this went way beyond that limit." | "The comments are absolutely disgusting. There is a limit and this went way beyond that limit." |
| However, other students claimed social media comments had blown what was "drunken exploits" and "banter" out of proportion. | However, other students claimed social media comments had blown what was "drunken exploits" and "banter" out of proportion. |
| In a statement, a spokesman for the University of Exeter said both the university and students union had a zero-tolerance policy towards "racist, misogynist or similarly highly-offensive behaviour of any form". | In a statement, a spokesman for the University of Exeter said both the university and students union had a zero-tolerance policy towards "racist, misogynist or similarly highly-offensive behaviour of any form". |
| It confirmed the matter was being investigated and the consequences of anyone found to have breached its code of conduct would be determined by its disciplinary processes. | It confirmed the matter was being investigated and the consequences of anyone found to have breached its code of conduct would be determined by its disciplinary processes. |
| "We take the welfare and wellbeing of all our students and our relationship with the local community very seriously and are extremely disappointed by these unacceptable actions displayed by a small number of students, and we apologise unreservedly for the offence caused." | "We take the welfare and wellbeing of all our students and our relationship with the local community very seriously and are extremely disappointed by these unacceptable actions displayed by a small number of students, and we apologise unreservedly for the offence caused." |
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