The same day Connecticut College held a campus-wide discussion about racism and hate-related issues on campus, a staff member received a threatening phone call, prompting police to send students a safety alert.
Campus police said in the alert the threat "may be related to a previous phone call, as well a as verbal confrontation in Crozier-Williams," the building where just yesterday, racially charged graffiti was found inked on a bathroom wall.
According to the alert sent out at 7:48 p.m. Monday, police are searching for a bald man in his 50s who has been spotted on campus walking a black dog with a red harness.
Police said a security guard will be stationed at the Crozier-Williams building indefinitely.
It's not clear whether Monday evening's incident is linked to the bathroom graffiti. Police are investigating and urged anyone with information to come forward.
The alert was sent less than an hour after college president Katherine Bergeron was scheduled to lead a discussion about strengthening the college community and fostering an atmosphere of tolerance.
Students have also been up in arms over a philosophy professor's provocative Facebook post comparing Gaza to a pit bull in a cage. More than 500 people signed a petition calling on Bergeron to hold the professor accountable.
