A swastika was found on the Quinnipiac University campus and school public safety and Hamden police are investigating.
A swastika was found Tuesday, for a second time. It was scratched into a package pickup locker on the York Hill Campus, according to the university.
The first hate symbol was found in the same place on Nov. 13.
“Such hate speech is abhorrent, it can be threatening, and it violates our code of conduct and character at QU. The campus will spare no effort identifying and disciplining the perpetrator(s),” a statement from the school says.
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Public safety has also stepped up security protocols as an extra precaution. Students we talked to say the symbol has no place here.
"That's what we're always taught at the university, to be inclusive," freshman Silviu Reducan said.
It's a big reason why Reducan decided to attend Quinnipiac - from his native Moldova. The latest news of a swastika found on campus puzzles him.
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"They're being offered so many opportunities and facilities and they still do this kind of thing. It's just disappointing," Raducan said.
"It's not a great thing at all. Especially when it's being done on a college campus," junior Michael Rich said. "Everyone should be mature enough or even just have common sense not to do that."
The university is asking anyone who has any information relevant to the investigation to call or text Public Safety’s confidential tip line at 203-582-6201.
Support services are available and students are encouraged to call campus counseling services at 203-407-4020.
Faculty and staff can access the Health Advocate employee assistance program at 866-799-2728.
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