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ByJesseJ.Holland TheAssociatedPress WASHINGTON Few paid attention when a black stu- dent started a hunger strike at the University of Mis- souri to protest racial strife on campus. As soon as the football team supported that hunger strike by refus- ing to practice for or play in the school's lucrative NCAA games, the univer- sity's president and chan- cellor were forced out and changes were discussed. The stand taken at Mis- souri illustrates a new trend for college millenni- als. Frustrated with what they perceive as insensitiv- ity by school administra- tors, they are taking their generation's penchant for social media protest to the next level: Using their on- campus celebrity to pose a threat to the bottom line. "They forced the admin- istration to take the protest seriously given the money that is generated via ath- letics. To say that you will not play on Saturday is tan- tamount to a major donor pulling their funds," said D'Andra Orey, a political science professor at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi. Students have been or- ganizing and protesting ra- cial strife at universities all year — from a noose being found on Duke University's campus, to spray-painted swastikas and nooses at the State University of New York's Purchase campus, to a fraternity video at the University of Oklahoma us- ing a racial slur to describe how the Sigma Alpha Epsi- lon fraternity would never accept black members. Last month, a popular marching band at How- ard University, one of the nation's premier histori- cally black colleges, wore all black during a halftime football show in a show of solidarity with students frustrated about financial aid and other problems. This week at Yale, stu- dents took to the streets after an Oct. 28 university email warning about ra- cially insensitive Hallow- een costumes prompted a professor to complain that Yale and other campuses were becoming "places of censure and prohibition." But nowhere have stu- dents been able to force change like they have at Missouri, the state's flag- ship university and a rela- tively new member of one of the nation's premier foot- ball conferences, the South- eastern Conference. The student government president reported in Sep- tember that people shouted racial slurs at him from a passing pickup truck, gal- vanizing a weeks-long pro- test movement by con- cerned students. On Nov. 2, with little fanfare, grad- uate student Jonathan But- ler went on a hunger strike to demand the resignation of university system Pres- ident Tim Wolfe over his handling of racial com- plaints. On Nov. 7, more than 30 members of the Missouri football team went on strike in support of Butler's pro- test, with support from their coach. That act got atten- tion. A disruption of the Missouri football sched- ule — the Tigers play the Brigham Young Cougars in Kansas City, Missouri, on Saturday with at least two more games in the sea- son — could have cost the school millions in revenue and penalties, not to men- tion negative publicity to outsiders and potential re- cruits. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill and other lawmakers issued statements and the national media flooded the Columbia campus. Wolfe resigned, fol- lowed hours later by the top administrator of the Colum- bia campus, Chancellor R. Bowen Loftin. "It's much easier for them to ignore students that aren't in the public eye than for them to ignore those who are in the public eye," said Sarah Jackson, a communications studies professor at Northeastern University. MILLENNIALS At hl et es , ba nd s ta ke s tu de nt p ro te st s to n ew l ev el By Tami Abdollah The Associated Press WASHINGTON Internet users of the Yik Yak social media app popular among college students aren't nearly as anonymous as they believe: Missouri po- lice within hours arrested a student accused of threat- ening violence, the latest in a string of such arrests at colleges in recent months involving threats of mass violence posted online us- ing the service. Yik Yak provides a feed of anonymized comments from people physically around them, such as on the same college campus. It's by far the most widely adopted, anonymous, lo- cation-based applications at schools. It's also been used by students at doz- ens of campuses to make offensive comments and threaten mass violence. Yik Yak's fine print says the service can disclose to police each user's Internet protocol address and GPS coordinates, along with details about the phone or tablet, and date and time for each message. To help authenticate its customers, the service requires each user to provide a phone number to sign up. Yik Yak spokeswoman Hilary McQuaide declined to discuss investigations or provide details about how oftenpoliceaskforinforma- tion. She said the company works with authorities. Yik Yak tells police they must generally provide a subpoena, court order or search warrant to obtain information about its us- ers, but in an emergency the company may provide details without those legal instruments. Missouri police on Wednesday quickly ar- rested Hunter Park, 19, a student at Missouri Uni- versity of Science and Tech- nology in Rolla, Missouri, a sister campus to the main university in Columbia that was the scene of pro- tests since last week. Park was arrested on suspicion of making a terrorist threat toward black students and faculty at the University of Missouri. The incident fol- lows weeks of protest over how the university handles studentracialconcernsand resulted in the departure of two senior university offi- cials this week. The Yik Yak message threatened to "shoot every black person I see." Park, who hasn't been formally charged, did not respond Wednesday to an emailed request for comment from The Associated Press. A message left on his moth- er's cellphone was not re- turned. An AP reporter got no answer when he knocked on the door of the family's home in the affluent St. Louis suburb of Lake St. Louis. The case is the latest in a string of such arrests at colleges in recent months involving threats of mass violence posted online. ANONYMITY Yik Yak social media service can reveal user data to police JEFFROBERSON—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE A member of the black student protest group Concerned Student 1950gestures while addressing a crowd at the University of Missouri. Millennials are using new tactics in their on-campus rallies: Using their celebrity to pose a threat to bottom lines. By Thomas Beaumont and Catherine Lucey The Associated Press ATLANTIC, IOWA A steady debate performance may have helped keep Jeb Bush's campaign afloat. But if Bush was good in Tuesday night's prime-time face-off, rival Marco Rubio wasprobablybetter. Andthe Republican candidates' con- flicting trajectories played out in Iowa on Wednesday as a confident Rubio worked to sustain his progress while Bush pursued a new strat- egy to regain his footing in a contest he was once ex- pected to dominate. As he did the night before, Bush shifted his attention away from his Republican ri- vals and toward Democratic front-runnerHillaryRodham Clinton as he campaigned in the state set to host the na- tion's first nominating con- testinlessthanthreemonths. Bush insisted he wasn't criticizing Rubio, even af- ter declaring "I'm a better bet" to defeat Clinton. "I'm not being critical of anybody, with that state- ment, just for the record," Bush told reporters after an event. He reminded voters of his political experience: "I've been vetted. I've been tested. I'm an open book." At roughly the same time, Rubio called for a new gen- eration of Republican lead- ership in remarks to 400 supporters in eastern Iowa, a mantra designed to con- trast the 44-year-old Rubio with 62-year-old Bush and 68-year-old Clinton, both members of political fami- lies from decades past. "What are we waiting for?" Rubio implored. "The time to act is now." He said the election is a "gen- erational choice where we must decide what kind of country America will be in the 21st century." Bush won an endorse- ment Wednesday from Bob Dole, the former longtime Kansas senator and Re- publican presidential nom- inee who will serve as the campaign's chairman for veterans. The endorsement brought a highly respected establishment figure into Bush's camp, although one who, at 92, illustrates the generational difference Ru- bio is talking about. Differences between the rivals' messages have never been starker. For the first time in the monthslong primary con- test, Rubio, a Florida sen- ator, appears to have a dis- tinctpoliticaladvantageover hisonetimementor,aformer Floridagovernorwhoseallies raised more than $100 mil- lionearlierintheyeartopro- mote his candidacy. Immediately after Tues- day's debate, news sur- faced that New York hedge fund manager Cliff As- ness was joining Rubio's fi- nance team. It was the sec- ond such boost in as many weeks. Billionaire investor Paul Singer recently an- nounced his support for Rubio in a letter to his ex- tensive network of Republi- can fundraisers, encourag- ing them to follow his lead. Such donor enthusiasm has given Rubio's cam- paign, a tightly run finan- cial operation, the confi- dence to increase hiring. Rubio spokesman Alex Conantalsoreportedasurge of online donations Tuesday night that nearly crashed the campaign's website. While Rubio's path is crystalizing, Bush's is murky at best. He reminded Iowa vot- ers of his opposition to abortion rights Wednes- day, but he suggested his al- lies should avoid going af- ter Rubio on the issue. Ru- bio opposes abortion even in cases of rape or incest, though he supports an ex- ception to protect the life of the mother. Bush favors the right to abortion in those circumstances. Bush probably bought his struggling campaign some time with a solid debate performance in Milwau- kee, after weak showings in earlier debates. His attack on Rubio's spotty Senate attendance record in last month's debate backfired, causing concern among his network of donors and supporters already anxious about a sudden round of staffing reductions. PRESIDENTIAL RACE Bush focuses on Clinton while Rubio presses on a er debate By Sally Ho The Associated Press LAS VEGAS A lamb that was on the lam for hours after a tractor-trailer crash in Nevada killed 74 other sheep has been caught and will be adopted by a foster family. The female lamb nick- named Dodger wandered off from the crash site and was missing in the desert overnight before being cap- tured Tuesday, officials said. "We call her Dodger be- cause of the traffic she sur- vived on the highway," said Ann Inabnitt, Boulder City Animal Control supervisor. Dodger and five other sheep ran loose Monday after a big rig overturned and sent its animal cargo onto U.S. 95. It shut down traffic on part of the high- way near Boulder City. The driver was cited for speed- ing and wasn't hurt. Inabnitt said two holes had to be cut into the trailer so handlers could free the 250 sheep going from Ce- dar City, Utah, to Yuma, Arizona, for shearing. Most of the animals were adults weighing about 100 pounds. Dodger, born last spring, was one of three lambs. A total of 74 sheep died and five others were in- jured. The animals landed on top of each other and upside down, likely caus- ing suffocation. Other inju- ries included scrapes, cuts on hooves and broken legs. "Unfortunately when these things happen, they smother each other," Inab- nitt said. Five of the six sheep that ran off were recaptured later Monday and taken back by the owners. Inab- nitt was told it would cost too much for the company to come back again for the missing lamb, so they relin- quished custody to animal control. SURVIVOR Lamb on the lam for hours a er Nevada crash to be adopted GaylaEckels: (530) 737-5044 geckels@redbluffdailynews.com Suzy Noble: (530) 737-5056 snoble@redbluffdailynews.com GoMultimediathisChristmasSeason! 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