Neo-Nazi Posters Found and Promptly Removed from Gustavus Campus
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THE USTAVIAN WEEKLY EstablishedG 1920 April 9th, 2021 Issue 21 #SoccerGoals: An open letter Meet GUSTIE Men’s soccer to the board of of the WEEK: returns to trustees Aly Granholm the field VARIETY - PAGE 6 OPINION - PAGE 10 SPORTS- PAGE 13 Neo-Nazi posters found and promptly removed from Gustavus campus The first on-campus poster was found on a light pole between Old Main and the Chapel. Luke Yang a light pole between Old Main flyer with her phone and sent take the picture and spread the ing the poster was filed with Grace Worwa and the Chapel. The flyer con- it to them via group chat. The word to let people know that it the Gustavus Bias Response Staff Writer sisted of black lettering and red Radicals is an art-oriented, was there,” Matson said. Team. According to the team’s symbols on a white background, Gustie student group that works “I made the point to say convenor Charlie Potts, he also flyer belonging to a na- and it carried evident neo-Nazi toward social justice, and they that this is not something that received word of the Facebook tional white supremacist messaging. plan on discussing the issue at is welcome on our campus,” post itself via another source. group was discovered on “I started to try and take their meeting this week. Matson said. Acampus by a Gustie student on it down, but I just ended up Matson also posted the pho- The posters in question be- March 26. Others like it have scratching it a bunch with my to on Facebook and encouraged long to a white supremacist been found around the Saint key,” Matson said. Gusties to tear down any more group who self-describes as a “Posters found” Peter and Mankato area. Instead, Matson decided to posters they might find. “National, Socialist political continued on Junior Grace Matson was alert the community. Since she “Realizing that there was the organization.” page 3 walking across campus when is a member of the Radicals, potential for other stickers to be she spotted the first poster on Shortly after Matson’s Face- she snapped a picture of the around campus, I decided to book post, a bias report regard- page 2 news Editor Anna Edblad THE GUSTAVIAN WEEKLY Staff Corinne Stremmel Editor-in-Chief Marie Osuna Lead Copy Editor Published weekly on Fridays, except during academic breaks, by Ben Wick Assistant Editor-in-Chief Emily Seppelt Copy Editor the students of Gustavus Adolphus College. Subscriptions are avail- Anna Edblad News Editor Kyra Bowar Copy Editor able from THE GUSTAVIAN WEEKLY for $50/ per year. 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Five students Note: Case dispositions are • Campus Safety responded an unknown caller. pus Center Health Services referred to the campus con- available online by viewing the to a medical assist at Hol- office. The student was duct system, possession of daily crime log on the Campus lingsworth Football Sta- Sunday, March 28, 2021 transported by ambulance marijuana and parapher- Safety web page: https://gus- dium. • Campus Safety was called to the hospital for further nalia. tavus.edu/safety/incidents/ to Pittman Hall to help as- evaluations. index.php Friday, March 26 sist two students that were • Campus Safety responded Friday, April 2, 2021 • Campus Safety received receiving harassing phone to a complaint of the odor of • Campus safety discovered a report on a bias/ hate calls and text messages. marijuana in College View that two fire extinguishers sticker that was placed on • Campus Safety received Apartments. Four students were taken by unknown a light pole outside of Old a fire alarm prompt over referred to the campus con- persons in Complex. Main Hall. The sticker was radio from the Peterson duct system for possession • Campus Safety did a wel- taken down and Campus House. Alarm caused by of marijuana and parapher- fare check on a student in Safety is investigating the burnt food in the oven. nalia. North Hall. incident. • Campus Safety and SPPD • Campus Safety assisted a Monday, March 29, 2021 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 did a welfare check on a student from Sohre Hall be- • Campus Safety responded • Campus Safety responded student at Sohre Hall. cause the student received a to the odor of marijuana in Under the Weather? 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Minnesota COVID-19 Update As of March 17, 2021: Total Positive Cases (since January 20, 2020): 532,658 Daily Newly Reported Cases: 2,004 Daily New Reported Nicollet County Cases: 17 Monday - Friday 12 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Weekends 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. This data comes from the Minnesota Department of Health’s “Situation Update” Closed Holidays website, which is updated every day at 11 a.m. Use the Emergency Room Entrance 1900 North Sunrise Drive | St. Peter www.REHC.org April 9, 2021 news The Gustavian Weekly | page 3 “We want people to know… alone, flyers were put up in about where the posters came Matson suggested a poster so that they are aware and nine different cities, including from or who put them up, but campaign of our own. “Posters found” know the resources that are at least four each in Saint Peter the Bias Response Team is still “We need to make our mes- continued from available to them if they run and Mankato. actively investigating the one sage of combating hatred more across incidents like this again One of the posters in Saint found on campus. public. We need to let [neo-Nazi page 1 or are having trouble processing Peter was found by Sophomore They have already collabo- actors] know that this is what the messages on that sticker. Zoe Zarth on March 26, the same rated with Campus Safety to the message is on-campus and An important part of the issue day Matson discovered the one utilize the campus cameras; un- you are not being supported by “I immediately called Cam- was to make sure people knew on campus. Zarth spotted the fortunately, the cameras weren’t the majority,” Matson said. pus Safety and had them go who they could turn to if they poster on a stoplight near River located in a good position to Gusties can also keep an eye to make sure that the sticker needed,” Potts said. Rock as she was shopping in catch whoever put up the post- out for more posters from the had been removed, and Scott The email listed Tom Flunker town with her friend. She had er. However, the investigation white supremacist group both [Meyer] from Campus Safety with the Center for Inclusive seen Matson’s Facebook post goes on. on-campus and around the just flew over there,” Potts said. Excellence and Potts himself, from about an hour previously “We are continuing to seek community. Campus Safety is “We understand that it could who is with the Dean of Stu- and immediately recognized information, which is what we already on the lookout regard- have an impact on a whole lot of dents Office, as resources for this new poster as being from always do when we can’t find ing Gustavus grounds, but extra different people, so we wanted students who needed support the same organization. the person responsible for an eyes are always needed. to make sure that the sticker was or had concerns. “We peeled it off with our incident,” Potts said. “If you see something, say gone,” Potts said. Gustavus is not the only fingers as best as we could. It Potts also noted that the something. Everyone has heard The Bias Response Team is a college who has found propa- was stuck on there pretty well, community would be alerted of that thousands of times, but it’s small group of administration ganda on their campus from this so we just did our best to at least any new insights. true,” Potts said and faculty members within particular neo-Nazi organiza- get rid of its main message,” “The messages associated Posters found off-campus the Dean of Students Office.