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bear hug by alexa garcia-Ditta The Shorthorn staff The answer to the yearand-a-half long Hall of Flags battle came in the form of a fountain, banners and lecture series. President James Spaniolo, approved three immediate provisions of the Committee on... More

bear hug by alexa garcia-Ditta The Shorthorn staff The answer to the yearand-a-half long Hall of Flags battle came in the form of a fountain, banners and lecture series. President James Spaniolo, approved three immediate provisions of the Committee on Diversity and International Understanding’s final report, Wednesday. The provisions aim to respect and embrace on-campus diversity. Spaniolo signed off on— • constructing a globe-like fountain in a highly-populated area of campus • hanging banners bearing countries’ names in Nedderman Hall in place of the previous Hall of Flags • and hosting a university wide diversity-related lecture series. “I am very pleased and appreciative of the committee’s efforts,” Spaniolo said. “Those were the three [provisions] that really stood out as ones we could address right away. ” In a press release, Spaniolo said he hopes to complete these projects this academic Spaniolo approves fountain hall of flags President OK’s diversity committee ideas, incl Less