By Jordan Beaubois, News Writer
Autumn Backdrops of the Saint Thomas Aquinas Statue – Photo by Zachary Miller
In the weeks preceding the outcome of the election there have been disturbing reports across the United States of America, and even more specifically in the Midwest region, of hate speech text messages being sent to students of color. As of current, there have been no reported cases of such messages on Aquinas College campus, regardless of which it is important to inform the public at Aquinas.
On Nov. 6 Talaya Jones, Michigan resident, received a text that read: “Greetings Talaya J, You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation starting 11/07/2024. Please Be ready at 8am SHARP! with your belongings. Our executive slave catchers pick you up in a brown van, be prepared to be searched once you’ve entered the plantation. You are in Plantation group 7”. It is self-evident that these texts are unacceptable and inexcusable. Anyone on Aquinas College who has received emails or texts of similar vein should inform the authorities and campus security.
Just days after these frightening text messages reached these members of the community Neo-Nazi protests took place in both Fowlerville, Michigan and Howell, Michigan. The reason for said protest was that the community theater in Livingston County was performing a play on “The Diary of Anne Frank”. Alex Sutliff, a Michigan resident in the region, who took a video of the display reported hearing numerous anti-semtic remarks and the phrase: “Heil Hitler, Heil Trump!” Similarly on Nov. 18 in Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan, people have been finding flyers distributed by members of the Trinity White Knights of the Klu Klux Klan. The flyers displayed similar sentiments on the paper, encouraging those who do not have a pale skin pigmentation to leave now before being deported.
Narrowing from Michigan to the Aquinas College campus, car break-ins are making an unwelcome return. In the past year car break-ins plagued many Aquinas College students. Currently reported break-ins have been on Oct. 28 and Oct. 29 and Nov. 6. Specific lots that seem to be hot-spots for said crimes are Saint Rosa and Hruby parking lots. Adding to this is questions on the competence of the camera systems and/or campus security, as the delayed access to video footage was severely delayed as reported during the prior Senate Meeting under the immediate concerns section of the meeting. The resurrection of the vehicle break-ins are without a doubt, troublesome and worrisome. No doubt that there shall be further inquiries about said break-ins to prevent future incidents.
Wide shot of the Saint Thomas Aquinas College with the Autumn Backdrop – Photo by Zachary Miller
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