November 1998

The purpose of forwarding announcements of bias incidents is to inform the entire UVM that we have not solved the problem of bias behavior on campus. It is our hope that by raising awareness, faculty and staff will take an active role in educating students and each other about the hurtful effects of such behavior in our community. I hope members of the UVM community will take whatever opportunities they have to discuss these matters, express high standards of behavior and help improve the campus climate. Thank you.

Annie Allen,
Executive Officer for Cultural Pluralism, Office of the Provost.

A vandalized copy of "Out in the Mountains" a Gay, Lesbian, bisexual & Transgender community newspaper was found in the Library´s lobby section where free community papers are offered. There were over a dozen derogative epitaphs written on the front page. Epitaphs included "Die Faggots Die", "Kill Queers", and "Gay Marriage is a Sin", among others.

A resident of Living/Learning C-mid column found the words "Queers Suck" written in marker on the wall leading into that column.

Ttwo residents of Living/Learning C-high column discovered several bulletin board items and posters in the column defaced and torn. This included:

A visibility poster that stated "Support your local queer" had the words "die all u fuckin fagots" written and underlined twice on it.

A rainbow flag poster had an X in black marker across the entire poster.

A rainbow flag and black triangle publicity poster created for National Coming Out Week (NCOW) had a Swastika cutout of the poster.

At approximately 11am, a poster in Simpson Hall was found defaced with the words "faggot, homosexual, gays are welcome." The poster was advertising for military surplus.

It was reported that an individual student had several dergatory remarks aimed at him through writing in his hallway. The comments included, "Signs you have a drinking problem..your gay because you have to be pretty drunk to fuck another man in the ass." "Blow jobs from (fag spice) sound like a good idea" "C´mon_______ give it to me" "Whatever you say master" "Fagspice."

In the same hall, a bulletin board was defaced with the statements, "Who are your queers? Girls rush to my cock" "_____likes big dicks in his Anus"

In the same complex, but different hall, it was also reported that the word "Black" was written above a drinking fountain. It has been perceived to be a racial insinuation of segregation.

At approximately 3am, a bulletin board in Millis and ceiling tiles in a nearby staircase were defaced with swastikas drawn on them.

A student informed an RA that a bias-related comment was written by an unknown person on a bulletin board entitled New Year´s Resolutions in Wilks Hall. The statements "I will get laid," "I will violate every female on this floor," and "I will have the dean bent over screaming" were written on the bulletin board .

A Jewish Professor received targeted hate mail proclaiming white supremacist ideology. African American women were the targets of demeaning graffiti in one of our resident halls.

Flyers were posted in three locations on campus; the lamp posts in front of Williams Hall, the Bailey/Howe Library and the Living/Learning Center. The flyers contained the following text: Green Mountain Aryan Nation is Here. Help, join the fight. Swing Kids.

A poster defaced in Jeanne Mance Hall. The poster advertised a gathering for women of color. The words "white is a color too" and "all liberals are bigots" were written on the poster.

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