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Nearly 200 members of the Dartmouth community gathered in the Roth Center for Jewish Life last night to listen to a 13-member panel of campus leaders and faculty members discuss racism at the College in the wake of the racial slur found on the door of a Channing Cox apartment last week.
Last Tuesday, a Star of David and the words "Death to You" were discovered on the door of an apartment housing four women -- three of whom identify themselves as being Jewish.
At the beginning of the discussion, Associate Dean of the College Dan Nelson said neither Safety and Security nor the Hanover Police have discovered any information about the identity of the perpetrator in their investigations into the incident.
Nelson called the racial slurs "very serious and utterly reprehensible" and added that the two main concerns were for the well-being of the students and "letting the community know better."
He criticized passivity and lack of involvement and said that it was necessary to actively take a stand not only against issues or behavior, but for them -- in this case for human values.
Hillel President David Levi '00 said the incident should serve as a "rude awakening." He said that although hatred of Jews is a taboo, "it is still here and will continue to manifest itself."
He spoke of the importance of taking on responsibility as an individual and of showing unity and strength in the Dartmouth community.
