Both UPI and you omitted the last line of the WBBM report, which quoted Denise Mattson saying there was NO indication of a link between the vandalism and the bake sale or the organization that staged it. See the full report below. We hope you will share this with your readers.
WBBM-AM
CHICAGO (ssmiller@cbs.com) -- Racist graffiti and swastikas were found on walls and buildings on the Lincoln Park campus of DePaul University Wednesday.
Political tension has been high since an incident on campus less than two months ago.
The graffiti was found inside a residence hall and on the outside of buildings.
DePaul University spokeswoman Denise Mattson said it is an assault on DePaul's values.
"We found swastikas as well as some racial epithets. We had the 'n-word,' coupled with the phrase 'go home,' and the phrase 'whites only'," said Mattson
Mattson said the campus has been politically charged since Jan. 17 when a new organization called the DePaul Conservative Alliance had an event called an "affirmative action bake sale," where blacks were charged less than whites.
"That certainly created some dialogue about affirmative action policies and practices about minorities on campus," Mattson said.
Mattson said there is no indication of a link between the vandalism and the bake sale or the organization that staged it.
Police are investigating the graffiti incident at DePaul.
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