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University of Michigan president addresses ‘vile’ vandalism at 2 off-campus fraternity houses

Vandalism reported to Ann Arbor police

An Ann Arbor Police Department vehicle. (Sarah Parlette, WDIV)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – University of Michigan president Santa J. Ono addressed vandalism at two off-campus fraternity houses.

Ono said the vandalism has been reported to Ann Arbor Police and took place at currently vacant fraternity houses where students will be living in the fall.

The vandalism included broken windows and spray-painted messages that Ono described as “vile, homophobic, and antisemitic.”

“These types of incidents are in direct conflict with the university’s deeply held values of respect and inclusion and have no place within our campus community or in the broader Ann Arbor community,” Ono said in a statement.

Read the full statement from University of Michigan president Santa J. Ono below:

“We are aware of the recent vandalism that has been reported to Ann Arbor Police at two off-campus fraternity houses where University of Michigan students will be living in the fall. Both houses are vacant for the summer.

“The university condemns these acts of vandalism, which included broken windows and spray-painted messages that are vile, homophobic and antisemitic.

“These types of incidents are in direct conflict with the university’s deeply held values of respect and inclusion and have no place within our campus community or in the broader Ann Arbor community.”


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