Letters
Hurtful Acts Will Not Be Tolerated at This University
Two weekends ago, there were 12 incidents involving graffiti of a racial and homophobic nature on campus. I am shocked and saddened by these hateful and deplorable actions.
It appears that these incidents may have been perpetrated by the same individual(s), but it is now more imperative than ever that students, faculty and staff make a strong statement that such hurtful acts will not be tolerated at the University of Guelph.
I am urging all members of the University community to join me, student associations and employee associations on Johnston Green Nov. 22 at noon to reaffirm publicly the respect we have as a community for the rights of all our members. It is also an opportunity to acknowledge and support the victims of hate crimes.
We must work together to ensure that the University's core beliefs and ideals prevail over closed- minded acts of intolerance.
I encourage anyone with any information about these incidents to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or Campus Community Police at Ext. 52245.
President Alastair Summerlee
At Guelph welcomes letters to the editor. They should be limited to 500 words and submitted electronically to Barbara Chance at b.chance@exec.uoguelph.ca.