Oberlin College cancelled classes Monday to address the drastic rise in hate incidents on campus. WARNING: This post contains photos of hate speech.
On Monday, classes at Oberlin College were cancelled so college president Marvin Krislov could meet with students about racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic aggression on campus in past weeks.
Source: statigr.am
Feb. 9: The science center is vandalized, LGBTQ posters are destroyed, and Black History Month posters are defaced with the word "nigger" and swastikas drawn on them.
Feb. 12: A note is found in the Multicultural Resource Center that reads "Nigger + Faggot Center."
Feb. 16: Racist notes are found in Burton Hall. "Whites Only" is written above a water fountain, "Nigger Oven" is written inside the elevator and "No Niggers" is written on a bathroom door.
Feb. 17: A strong-arm robbery of a student near West College Street and Cedar Street takes place. The student reports that he was approached by an individual who made a derogatory remark about his ethnicity and then knocked him to the ground.
Feb. 26: Posters are defaced in King including those advertising "Year of the Queer" and the Affirmative Action panel, at least one of which has a swastika drawn on it.
Feb. 27: A swastika is drawn onto the outside window of West Lecture Hall in the Science Center is seen being removed by custodial staff.
Via: oberlinreview.org
A Tumblr called Oberlin Microaggressions has documented the incidents.
Source: obiemicroaggressions
Source: obiemicroaggressions