Subject: Homophobic incident on campus
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 09:06:19 -0700
From: Ann Quinley <agq04747@pomona.edu>
To: all_students-u <all_students-u@pomona.edu>

Homophobic signs on South Campus

I am sorry to inform you that over this past weekend, (April 1-2) vandals posted a homophobic sign in the hall way of south campus residence hall. The sign called a particular hall in this residence “fag hall” and named three gay students who lived there.

I am continually surprised that things of this sort happen on our campus. I am shocked and appalled at the use of such language directed at students who live and work here. Incidents in which gay students are made to feel uncomfortable, unsafe, or are singled out for harassment happen far too often on the Pomona campus

Can’t these harassing acts stop? If people want to express their views, can they not be brave enough to own them? In this case the perpetrators insulted other students but did not stay around to face them or understand any of the repercussions.

Pomona should be a welcoming and safe place for all its students. As we move forward in the 21st century, I deplore cowardly acts of this sort that serve only to marginalize gay students.

The incident will be carefully investigated because such actions must not continue to occur. If you have information to contribute or believe you may know the identity of the perpetrator, please contact Frank Bedoya at 607-1777 or frank.bedoya@pomona.edu and arrange to talk with him.

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Subject: bias incident at Scripps
Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:38:11 -0700
From: Debra Wood <dwood@ScrippsCollege.edu>
To: ALL-student-l@lists.scrippscol.edu

A sexist incident occurred this morning at approximately 3:30 AM. Two drunk males were throwing rocks at the side of GJW residence hall from the service road and then after being told to stop by a couple of passing Scripps students, they starting yelling sexist and profane epithets. They threw rocks at GJW for about 10 minutes before they wandered down to Kimberly and started throwing rocks at that hall. They hid behind the fence when the police went by, and then started throwing rocks again until they heard cars coming again. They then ran down the center of campus.

Any one with information regarding the identity of these males should do the following:


We are a supportive, caring community and sexist harassment and violent acts will not be tolerated. Any time a community member becomes aware of a racist, sexist, heterosexist bias incident on our campus, a potential bias incident or hate crime, or any other type of crime, they are urged to appropriate action to combat the incident. These actions might include those described above, as well as other ways to help maintain and support our community. This might include:

In accordance with the Communication Protocol for Bias Related Incidents for The Claremont Colleges a binder of incidents is kept in the Dean of Students Office, located in Balch Hall, room 112. Persons wishing to review this binder may do so during regular office hours. Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Typically, Deborah Averette, Assistant to the Dean and Program Coordinator, will assist you. In her absence, LaKisha Tillman, Senior Secretary, may assist you.

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Subject: Racist, Demeaning Comment at the Mardi Gras Dinner in Collins Hall
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 14:12:41 -0800
From: Sun, W. Torrey <TSun@claremontmckenna.edu>
To: DL-Students <DL-Students@claremontmckenna.edu>, DL-Faculty <DL-Faculty@claremontmckenna.edu>, DL-Staff <DL-Staff@claremontmckenna.edu>

To: All CMC Students
From: Torrey Sun
Re: Racist, Demeaning Comment at the Mardi Gras Dinner in Collins Hall
Date: March 7, 2006

During the special dinner that was held on Thursday, March 3rd, the tables in Collins Hall were decorated in a festive manner with butcher paper, and messages such as: “Collins Mardi Gras,” “Welcome to Mardi Gras 2006;” “Try the Shrimp Boil at Mardi Gras;” as well as other messages. Several crayons were also placed on each table.

Unfortunately, students discovered an offensive, racist comment written on one of the tables.

In our community this is unacceptable. Moreover, it is particularly unfortunate that this comment appears to have been directed toward members of the hard working staff at Collins Hall; the very staff who created this special dinner in the first place. To those individuals, I wish to express our sincere regret that there may be someone in our community who is so callous and narrow minded. Such conduct reflects neither the views nor the attitudes of students, faculty members, or staff who are devoted to CMC.

Everything we elect to do as individuals can have an impact on our community. When you find yourselves faced with such choices, I urge each of you to exercise thoughtful judgment and common sense. Nothing less is acceptable.

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From: Jim Marchant
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 4:57 PM
To: students@pitzer.edu
Subject: Recent Incident on Campus

Dear Pitzer Students:

Late Monday night a hateful and homophobic message was discovered on a piece of paper stuck in the door of a student leader who is openly gay. The message read: "Ugly Fat Faggot." There is no place for this type of hostility and intolerance on our campus. This action is abhorrent and antithetical to our values as an educational community. Please see the Pitzer Community Values listed below.

The victim plans to combat this incident through awareness and educational programs and wants everyone to know that "this is not just homophobic, but intolerance that could have happened to anyone, regardless of their circumstances." His goal, which we should all share, is to prevent this type of incident from happening to others in our community.

If you have any information about this incident or other bias-related incidents, please contact Campus Safety, the Dean of Students, Dean of Faculty, Director of Human Resources or another campus resource (such as an RA, faculty advisor, mentor, etc.).

Sincerely,

Jim Marchant
Dean of Students

Pitzer Community Values:

COMMUNITY: We come together to live and work in a shared learning environment where every member is valued, respected, and entitled to dignity and honor founded upon the following rights and responsibilities:

DIVERSITY: We learn from the rich and complex histories, view points, and life experiences in our community. We value and celebrate the synergy created by our differences and similarities.

DIALOGUE: We support the thoughtful exchange of ideas to increase understanding and awareness, and to work across difference without intimidation. We have the right to be heard and the responsibility to listen. Communication, even at its most vigorous, should be respectful and without the intent to harm.

INQUIRY: We prize the powerful possibilities of learning and the principles reflected in our educational objectives including our dedication to access and justice, civic involvement and environmental sustainability, and our respect for pluralism, freedom of expression, and the sustained effort necessary for achieving academic excellence.

ACTION: These values are mere words until we practice them. We expect to see them evidenced, hear them named, debate their integrity, and demand change on their behalf. We are committed to the hard work and dedication this will demand.

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Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 15:37:49
From: Debra Wood <dwood@ScrippsCollege.edu>
Subject: security update/ hate crime
To: ALL-student-l@lists.scrippscol.edu

At 11:45 AM this morning, Saturday October 29th, 2005, a student noticed a small pencil drawn swastika on the wall near the dish racks in the servery area of the Malott Commons. A second was found on the north interior door drawn in ink. Campus Safety took pictures and called CPD. CPD came and took a hate crime report. It is suspected that these drawings were done sometime between 3 PM yesterday and 11:45 AM this morning based on information that the dining hall manager told Campus Safety and CPD.

Hateful behavior is not acceptable or tolerated at Scripps College. The anonymous drawing of a swastika in a public location constitutes hateful behavior. This act is contrary to the Scripps Principles of Community and is an actionable offense under vandalism, College posting policies, harassment and hate crime rules and laws.

Students, faculty, staff, and guests of the college are entitled to work, learn, live in, and simply be in an environment where the needs, rights and identities of each person are respected and valued.

If anyone has information regarding this matter, they should immediately contact Campus Safety(x72000), Claremont Police (9-911), a Scripps Dean (x72000 over the week end), or other college staff member.

Debra Wood
Vice President & Dean of Students
Scripps College

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Subject: Bias Related Incident
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 10:08:41 -0700
From: Ann Quinley <agq04747@pomona.edu>
To: all_students-u <all_students-u@pomona.edu>

August 30, 2005

Dear Pomona Students:

Just days prior to the official beginning of the 2005-06 academic year, a bias-related incident took place in one of the first-year residence halls at Pomona College. A homophobic slur was written on the I Support Queer Rights placard of an openly gay student. We were particularly shocked that this incident occurred in a residence hall where new students are beginning their life at the College and distressed that the year had barely begun when this expression of hate and disrespect occurred.

This hateful behavior is simply unacceptable. It runs contrary to standards that are expected from every member of the Pomona community. Students, faculty and staff must be able to work, learn and live in an environment where the needs, rights and identities of each person are respected and valued. Hate messages targeting any group of people violate our community standards and are intolerable.

Ann Quinley
Daren Mooko

For the Incident Response Team (IRT)