University Apologizes For Asking If Students Are 'Dreaming of a White Campus’ Snow Day

Last week, University College London was forced to issue an apology after attempting to paraphrase Bing Crosby’s hit Christmas song, “White Christmas.” UCL’s alleged mistake was asking if students were dreaming of a “white campus,” which many interpreted as a call for a white-only campus.

In UCL’s original tweet, they simply asked if students were “[d]reaming of a white campus” before using specific hashtags to signify the post was about snow, such as #snowday and #londonsnow:

Soon after the tweet, UCL issued an apology, claiming their word choice was poor. The school also vowed to pick their words “more carefully in the future”:

The Telegraph reports the tweet received a comparison to Hitler, although it is unclear whether the reference is sarcastic.

The Daily Mail states alleged UCL alumni were upset by the tweet as well.

According to the Independent, others were annoyed by the fact that the school buckled under pressure for referencing the color of snow.

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