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A Syracuse University employee reported racist graffiti on a bathroom wall in Slocum Hall on Wednesday, according to SU’s Department of Public Safety Bias Incident Reports website.

After DPS received the report, an officer met with the employee and found the graffiti in the men’s bathroom had been covered up with marker, the report read. The employee took a photo of the markings before they were covered up, according to the report.

Craig Stone, DPS chief and associate vice president of Campus Safety and Emergency Management services, said in the report that cases like this one can be difficult to pursue in an investigation because of the lack of evidence.

“Because this happened in a restroom, there is no video footage or direct witness accounts we can rely on,” Stone said. “Nevertheless, we are doing everything we can to identify the individual or individuals responsible.”

This is the second bias incident reported in the month of November. On Nov. 10, the department announced that a SUNY ESF student reported antisemitic graffiti on a desk in Watson Theater.

DPS has reported 13 bias incidents since the beginning of 2022, and 14 over the course of 2021.

DPS is only using images of the writing before it was covered up as evidence and is asking anyone with available information to contact them immediately.

DPS wrote that students with information can contact the department at 315-443-2224. Students can also send tips through the Silent Witness tool or the Orange Safe mobile app.

Published on December 6, 2022 at 12:10 am