Post by Moses on Apr 22, 2005 9:10:10 GMT -5
Students moved off campus after threats
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April 22, 2005
BY LISA DONOVAN Staff Reporter
Students of color at a small Christian college in the north suburbs were moved from dormitories to an undisclosed hotel Thursday, as the FBI and other law enforcement began investigating a racist letter threatening violence on campus.
It was the latest in a series of three handwritten letters sent over two weeks to students railing against African Americans and Latinos at the undergraduate Trinity College in Deerfield, said school spokesman Gary Cantwell. School officials and Bannockburn Police declined to discuss what the letters stated, but a student told his mother the letters were sent to white women dating African-American athletes.
"My understanding is that they're supposed to start shooting the black kids [today]," said Darby Love, relaying what her son, a sophomore football player, shared with her Thursday night.
Addressed to specific students
School officials released a statement Thursday saying: "...We decided to act with the utmost of precaution to ensure the safety of our students...."
The threatening letter was sent through inter-campus mail, meaning it was mailed on campus -- not through the U.S. mail or e-mail, Cantwell said.
The other two letters were delivered to students, but school authorities and police had no details. All three were addressed to specific students, Cantwell said.
Love, in a phone interview from her Pittsburgh home, said her son was told that one student found her car broken into and a note on the vehicle calling her a "N----r lover."
College officials and authorities could not confirm those reports.
Classes to go on
Officials who examined the letters believe this is the act of one person, Cantwell said. They also suspect that because they were delivered on campus, it's possible someone at the college is responsible.
Trinity College, part of Trinity International University, has 1,100 students enrolled, with between 260 and 300 who are nonwhite. A portion of those students of color, all dorm dwellers, were moved off the Deerfield campus.
School administrators and counselors were on hand Thursday night.
Classes will go on as scheduled today. Parents, students or concerned friends of students may call the university's hotline at (877) 339-3569 for information.
www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-trinity22.html
April 22, 2005
BY LISA DONOVAN Staff Reporter
Students of color at a small Christian college in the north suburbs were moved from dormitories to an undisclosed hotel Thursday, as the FBI and other law enforcement began investigating a racist letter threatening violence on campus.
It was the latest in a series of three handwritten letters sent over two weeks to students railing against African Americans and Latinos at the undergraduate Trinity College in Deerfield, said school spokesman Gary Cantwell. School officials and Bannockburn Police declined to discuss what the letters stated, but a student told his mother the letters were sent to white women dating African-American athletes.
"My understanding is that they're supposed to start shooting the black kids [today]," said Darby Love, relaying what her son, a sophomore football player, shared with her Thursday night.
Addressed to specific students
School officials released a statement Thursday saying: "...We decided to act with the utmost of precaution to ensure the safety of our students...."
The threatening letter was sent through inter-campus mail, meaning it was mailed on campus -- not through the U.S. mail or e-mail, Cantwell said.
The other two letters were delivered to students, but school authorities and police had no details. All three were addressed to specific students, Cantwell said.
Love, in a phone interview from her Pittsburgh home, said her son was told that one student found her car broken into and a note on the vehicle calling her a "N----r lover."
College officials and authorities could not confirm those reports.
Classes to go on
Officials who examined the letters believe this is the act of one person, Cantwell said. They also suspect that because they were delivered on campus, it's possible someone at the college is responsible.
Trinity College, part of Trinity International University, has 1,100 students enrolled, with between 260 and 300 who are nonwhite. A portion of those students of color, all dorm dwellers, were moved off the Deerfield campus.
School administrators and counselors were on hand Thursday night.
Classes will go on as scheduled today. Parents, students or concerned friends of students may call the university's hotline at (877) 339-3569 for information.