The Observer | January 20, 2015
To a student of color, on hearing you might transfer:
Dear Student,
Recently we learned you have become so disheartened by racism at Notre Dame that you are considering transferring to another school.
We were told you and other students received several racist messages on Yik Yak, the social media app that allows people to post anonymous messages for others to read. We don’t subscribe to Yik Yak, but one of our students shared one of the messages you saw.
We were sickened. The message was racist, and it was infuriating. As awful as it was, we understand this may not be the only instance of racism you have encountered on the Notre Dame campus. So we can understand why you might want to leave. And we support, categorically, your right to make decisions that will enable you to feel safe, to flourish and to be happy — whatever those decisions might be.
Posted January 20, 2015, by The Observer.