A district-wide alert was issued by SJECCD police on a hate crime discovered at Evergreen Valley College on Feb. 2, reigniting concern among students and about safety on campus.<\/p>\n
In the new math and science building, a big swastika was found drawn in pencil on one of the bathroom stalls in the first floor men\u2019s restroom, along with the words \u201cHitler did nothing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many students took offense to the vandalism, particularly its discriminatory message. The swastika has been adopted by modern hate groups as a symbol of the Nazi party\u2019s \u201cwhite-supremacist\u201d ideology.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s disheartening that such a hateful act could actually happen on campus,\u201d second-year EVC student Alyssa Navarro said.<\/p>\n
This hate crime is just the latest of incidents that have pushed the district to consider safety on its campuses.<\/p>\n
In November, SJCC\u2019s Cesar Chavez Library was burgled and vandalized in its second break-in of the year. And last summer, a SJCC student seeking a confrontation with his instructor was detained by police as he was heading towards the Technology Center carrying a taser.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere can be more campus police present, and sweeps. As students, we must come together and support one another,\u201d Navarro said.<\/p>\n
Custodians at EVC quickly covered the hate graffiti with paint.<\/p>\n
Campus police are still trying to find a suspect and the motive behind the hate crime. They urge anyone who has information about this incident to come forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cSchool campuses should be a safe place, not the other way around,\u201d Navarro said.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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