Safety and Security has made little headway towards determining the source of last weeks' hate mailings, Acting Dean of the College Dan Nelson said yesterday.
The focus of the investigation thus far has been the misuse of Hinman Mail, since the mailings contained the return address -- "Crusade for Christ HB 5072" -- but the Campus Crusade for Christ has denied having any involvement with the mailings.
Nelson said at this point it is unclear whether the anonymous mailer was a Dartmouth student, or whether the pamphlets were sent by a member of the faculty or the outside community.
Right now the College is considering this an "internal issue," he said. Outside investigators have not been involved.
The focus of the investigation is not on the content of the pamphlets, Nelson said, but rather that the actual sender remained anonymous.
Nelson said the College attempts to foster an active exchange of ideas among the community, but "we want to know with whom we're debating."
The mailings -- containing anti-Semitic and anti-homosexual cartoon pamphlets -- were sent to several campus leaders last weekend.
The pamphlets contained offensive cartoon strips and dialogues, using Bible passages to condemn Jews and homosexuals.
Recipients of the booklets included Student Assembly President Josh Green '00, who is Jewish, officers of the Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance, Dean of the Tucker Foundation Scott Brown, Interim College Chaplin Gwendolyn King, and Rabbi for Dartmouth Hillel Edward Boraz.
Because the investigation is ongoing, Nelson said he was not at liberty to discuss any potential leads Safety and Security may have.
"At this point there is nothing to report," Nelson said. "The investigation is continuing."
