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By Tim Logan
The UCLA student, Alexandra Wallace, who got infamous after his video rant about Asians sparked outrage and a nationwide debate about free speech, ,must consider himself lucky as he will not face any disciplinary action by the university. Wallace however, is planning to withdraw from school. UCLA's Daily Bruin newspaper yesterday posted a letter online, saying that Wallace apologized for offending "the UCLA community and the entire Asian culture."
"I made a mistake. My mistake, however, has lead [sic] to the harassment of my family, the publishing of my personal information, death threats and being ostracized from an entire community," read the letter. The Daily Bruin claimed that the letter was released through a spokesman for the Wallace family. UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton told ABC News that the matter is closed for the school's administration. "While we were appalled and offended by the sentiments expressed in the video, we have uncovered no facts to lead us to believe the student code of conduct was violated," UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said.
Wallace is a junior political science major. He started receiving death threats after her videotaped tirade went viral. The video was titled "Asians in the Library." It was posted last Friday, the same day the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. In the video, Wallace expressed her anger about "the hordes of Asian people" at UCLA and mocked them for talking on the phone in the library. "Ohhhh! Ching chong ling long ting tong!" she said. UCLA's conduct code prohibits students from making threats.
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