What is up with all the racial incidents of late on college campuses in Pennsylvania? Lehigh, LaSalle, and St. Joseph's University?

What is wrong with people? Have we come so far in this country that we are about to crawl back into the deep dark hole of an uglier time? Is this the change we can look forward to? A country full of screwed up racists? Is this what they are teaching in college? Of course, to play devil's advocate are these incidents real, or have they been designed to draw attention to past issues at these schools?

Posted on Wed, Nov. 12, 2008
2 universities probe racial incidents
By Susan Snyder
Inquirer Staff Writer

Officials at St. Joseph's and La Salle Universities are investigating two racially charged incidents of the last two weeks, one involving vandalism in a classroom and the other a fight outside an off-campus fraternity house that allegedly involved racial slurs.

At both campuses, there were concerns from students and a parent that tensions had flared over the candidacy and victory of President-elect Barack Obama.

University Investigates Post-Election Racial Incidents
Students Report Racial Slurs, Comments
Last Edited: Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008, 10:47 PM EST
Created: Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008, 10:46 PM EST

BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Lehigh University officials said they're investigating several racial incidents that took place on campus after last week's presidential election.

Hundreds of Lehigh University students gather to discuss incidents of racism on campus in Bethlehem
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
By LYNN OLANOFF
The Express-Times

BETHLEHEM | At least three black Lehigh University students were the target of racist comments in the week following Barack Obama's presidential election, university officials said.

Two students had racial slurs yelled at them from cars in separate incidents. A third student was called an "ignorant black (expletive)" when she was talking to a friend about Obama's victory on campus.

The students' experiences were played by audio tape Tuesday night at a town hall meeting addressing the incidents. Several hundred students attended the meeting in the university's Perella Auditorium, including a couple dozen who watched from the hall after the auditorium filled to capacity.