Hocking College, a two-year institution in Ohio, has been riveted for more than a week by bathroom graffiti that threatened the lives of black students on February 2 — today. The threat, which prompted the FBI to investigate and the college to beef up security and offer a reward for information about the graffitist, is being marked today on the campus with a celebration of diversity, dubbed “We Are One Hocking,” that will include a walk, a vigil, and the dedication of a monument to peace. And according to The Athens Messenger, last weekend the college’s president and his wife moved into the dormitory where the threat was found, as a sign of solidarity with students. The president, Ron Erickson, and his wife, Nancy, were accompanied by their dog.
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One Response to Ohio College Defies Graffiti Threat Against Black Students
22258596 - February 3, 2010 at 7:26 am
Cheers for this college’s brave and in-their-face response. And moving into the dorm was more than a symbolic gesture. It all suggests that the education one would receive at Hocking would be robust and even value-laden. Good for them, all of them.