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my God’ and covered her mouth. “Re: [ALLSTU] Prejudice at that I felt safe in my dorm. Which will come forward with informa- by Caroline eichler I didn’t really know how to react, Kenyon” was sent out ten minutes I do … I received nothing but sup- tion. “We’d love to find out who Staff Writer I guess. … I went to a corner of my later at 12:25 p.m. port from my hall.” is responsible,” Hooper said. “All On Saturday, Sept. 22, a room and broke down.” Hillel responded person- Bragin said that because the of us feel that that kind of behav- swastika was found drawn on a One of the student’s friends ally to the all-stu sent out by second swastika was found on ior is not tolerated.” Jewish first-year student’s door found the CA and told him what the student’s friend, offering to the door of non-Jewish students. In cases like this, campus in McBride Residence Hall. The happened. According to the CA, have the student come down to “I would like to think it was ran- safety generally gathers infor- symbol appeared in purple cray- “I had to write an incident report, Hillel House. The student said, dom graffiti. I would really be mation and gets the Student on on the nametag made by the because it was taken as seriously “I went over to my CA to get my disappointed if it was directed Affairs Center and the Dean’s resident’s Community Advisor as … the biggest incident that [nametag], and the two [Hillel] towards Jews specifically,” he Office involved. If they succeed (CA). Other profanities drawn would happen in a freshman House managers … greeted me said. He acknowledges, however, in identifying the perpetrator, in purple crayon were found dorm.” and supported me and were ap- that “[the incident] happened the case will go to the SAC for throughout McBride Residence The CA notified Security palled.” on Yom Kippur, a particularly disciplinary action. Hall, including another swastika and contacted Hillel and The The house managers walked holy day on the Jewish calendar.” According to the student, on the door to the room of two Office of Residential Life. He with the student to The Office Bragin said he hopes this was just “I was so surprised that it hap- non-Jewish students, and im- also collected other crayon- of Campus Safety, where a Safety a coincidence. pened here. … It’s so great and ages of male genitalia. Purple marked evidence from around officer escorted the three into a On Monday Sept. 24, Hillel everyone’s so open to all ideas. It scribbles were found on posters the residence hall. “I have around conference room. According to sent out a statement via e-mail was not a usual thing that I would throughout the dorm. twenty-five to thirty pieces of the student, “we talked about reporting what had happened and expect.” At the same time, the The student, who wishes vandalism with nasty comments what happened and I wrote up an recognizing its significance. student recognizes that “Kenyon’s to remain anonymous, found on the