University of Virginia. Shutterstock University of Virginia students are calling on the school's student newspaper, The Cavalier Daily, to apologize for a seemingly insensitive April Fools' Day article.

The Cavalier Daily's April Fools' Day front page is dominated by a story with the headline "ABC agents tackle Native American student outside Bodo's Bagels," which appears to satirize the controversial arrest of UVA student Martese Johnson last month.

The story's tagline reads "Students decry 'Trail of Schmears' as marginalization of minorities reaches new low," a reference to the "Trail of Tears" that followed the US government's Indian Removal Act of 1830.

The student newspaper has since apologized for the article.

Johnson, a 20-year-old and the vice chair of the university's honor committee, received national attention after he was arrested by Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control agents in March. Johnson, who is black, was left severely bruised and bloody after his arrest for allegedly having a fake ID.

The Cavalier Daily also satirized Native American names in the April Fools' article, writing, "Third-year College student Strong Buffalo organized a powwow with Dances with Wolves and the other two Native American students at the University — first-year Rabbit in the Grass and fourth-year Insect Humming, both in the College."

Here is the apology the newspaper released Wednesday afternoon:

The managing board of The Cavalier Daily would like to issue a sincere apology for the publication of two pieces — "ABC officers tackle Native American student outside Bodo's Bagels" and "Zeta Psi hosts 'Rosa Parks' party" — in our April Fools edition which was released this morning ...

The April Fools edition is meant to start a conversation and provide satirical commentary on important issues. The April Fools edition is not meant to come at the expense of our peers. We neglected to foresee that these pieces would come across as the latter, and for that, we regret their publication.

You can read the apology in full here.

Both students and outside commentators accused The Cavalier Daily of racism because of its article:



Here's The Cavalier Daily's April Fools' front page in full: