Students protest Obama's re-election

University chancellor condemns their actions

JACKSON (AP):A protest at the Univer-sity of Mississippi against the re-election of President Barack Obama grew into a crowd of about 400 students who shouted racial slurs as rumours of a riot spread on social media.

Two arrests were reported. University officials say there were no injuries or property damage Tuesday night.

A university spokesman says the gathering began after midnight with 30-40 students protesting Obama's re-election but quickly grew. Rumours exploded on Twitter after student journalists posted a video calling the gathering a riot.

Chancellor Dan Jones condemned the disturbance, saying most students and faculty are "ashamed" of the actions of a few.

The incident comes a little more than 50 years after violent riots over the enrolment of James Meredith, the university's first black student.