Monday, March 5

•  Campus Safety was called for a Medical Assist in Norelius Hall.

•  A student reported damage to a personal vehicle that occurred on Fri. March 2 in the College View parking lot.

 

Friday, March 9

•  A student reported damage to property at the Norelius Hall bike rack.

•  A student reported an injury that occurred in the Johnson Student Union on Sun. March 4.

 

Sunday, March 11

•  A non-Gustavus student was cited with reckless driving and trespassing on campus.  A student was cited with a social host violation.

 

Tip of the Week:

Hate Crime:  A criminal offense committed against person(s) or property that is motivated by the offender’s bias

against a person’s or group’s actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender, age or sexual orientation.

Bias-Related Incident:  An expression of hostility against person(s) or property based on the perpetrator’s bias against a person’s or group’s actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender, age or sexual orientation.

Many hate crimes and bias-related incidents are anonymous and acquiring enough evidence to pursue them is challenging. Other hurtful incidents constitute neither a hate crime nor a bias-related incident. That doesn’t mean that we should ignore them.

 

What can I do if I believe I’m the victim of a hate crime or bias-related incident because of my actual or perceived race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender, age, disability or sexual orientation? 

Make sure you are safe. Remove yourself from potentially dangerous situations as quickly as possible. Report the incident immediately. People to whom you can report include:

• Dean of Students Office staff

• Diversity Center Director

• Residential Life staff

• Campus Safety officers

• St. Peter Police officers

Preserve any evidence (graffiti, phone call recordings, e-mail messages, letters etc.)

What support exists for victims of bias incidents?

Gustavus encourages students to seek support and assistance from the following College resources:

• Counseling Center: Victims of bias incidents often need assistance to work through their complex emotional and psychological consequences. Victims of such acts are not limited to the individuals who have personally experienced them. Others in the targeted group may experience bias incidents such as personal attacks as well. All victims of such acts are encouraged to contact the Counseling Center. They can offer caring support and help in working through difficult issues.

• Residential Life: Staff are trained to take threats or expressions of hostility seriously and to provide support for victims. Students who have received direct threats may request relocation to other housing accommodations.

•  The Diversity Center: An educational resource center and source of direct support for individuals and groups who may have been affected by bias-related incidents. These individuals and groups are welcome to approach the Director of the Diversity Center for direct assistance.

What can I do to make a difference?

• Speak out when jokes or comments are made that are harmful or demean others because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability.

• Check to see if you use derogatory, degrading or offensive terms in describing others and if you avoid people who are different than you.

• Ask yourself how you think about and are sensitive to others’ perspectives.

• Become familiar with terms that members of racial minority groups regard as respectful names for themselves and make them a part of your vocabulary.

• Educate yourself about cultures not your own by reading, attending cultural events on campus and in the community.

• Take classes that teach about cultural perspectives different from yours and share what you learn.

• Reflect upon your own values and beliefs and examine how they’ve been shaped by your culture, race, gender, sexual orientation etc.