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10-in. noose causes stir at NCSU
By: Staff Reports
Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: News
Last update: 11/9/07 at 6:41 AM EST
Last update: 11/9/07 at 6:41 AM EST
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North Carolina State University officials responded to a noose found around 8:30 a.m. on a bathroom stall door Thursday.
The noose, which was constructed from toilet paper, was about 10 inches long, according to a statement released by NCSU.
"There is no room for this kind of action on the N.C. State campus," NCSU Chancellor James Oblinger said in a statement. "Even if it is intended as a prank, it is disruptive and an offense to a safe learning and working environment."
The Sullivan Shops Building, where the noose was found, is locked after 5 p.m. every day and is only accessible to employees with keys, Oblinger said.
"We want to resist the temptation to overreact to what appears to be an isolated incident," Oblinger said. "This is an act that has become symbolic of racial hatred."
The incident is currently under investigation, and any individual found responsible will be subject to the university's disciplinary process as well as possible criminal charges, he added.
The noose, which was constructed from toilet paper, was about 10 inches long, according to a statement released by NCSU.
"There is no room for this kind of action on the N.C. State campus," NCSU Chancellor James Oblinger said in a statement. "Even if it is intended as a prank, it is disruptive and an offense to a safe learning and working environment."
The Sullivan Shops Building, where the noose was found, is locked after 5 p.m. every day and is only accessible to employees with keys, Oblinger said.
"We want to resist the temptation to overreact to what appears to be an isolated incident," Oblinger said. "This is an act that has become symbolic of racial hatred."
The incident is currently under investigation, and any individual found responsible will be subject to the university's disciplinary process as well as possible criminal charges, he added.
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Sharpton
posted 11/09/07 @ 3:39 PM EST
Evacuate the campus and detain all white people. Afterall, it is unthinkable that a black person would ever do such a thing.
Incredulous
posted 11/09/07 @ 7:09 PM EST
"The noose, which was constructed from toilet paper..." Are you kidding me??? Was it hanging from a gallows made of toothpicks and pocket lint?
Something about this seems un-threatening. (Continued…)
Bill M
posted 11/10/07 @ 4:54 AM EST
It seem odd and silly to give such power to a symbol that even a toilet paper mock up in a bathroom can cause news stories and public statements by the leadership of a major university!
Throw the damn thing away and forget about it would be the sane reaction to this level of silliness. (Continued…)
Tired and Fed Up
posted 11/12/07 @ 7:13 AM EST
Pretty worthless article. Come on Chronicle is this your best?
I suspect your hope is to plant this idea in the mind of as many Duke pranksters so Duke won't be left out of the publicity on race. (Continued…)
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