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Sterling College vandalism not viewed as prank

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by Joseph Gresser

copyright the Chronicle July 13, 2016

CRAFTSBURY COMMON — Sterling College President Matthew Derr wanted it clear that he does not consider recent vandalism at the school to be a prank. In a conversation Monday, Mr. Derr also insisted that there is no reason to believe that the person who made what he considers a homophobic statement is a member of the Craftsbury community.

On June 12 a gunman murdered 49 people and wounded another 53 at Pulse, a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that was a welcoming place for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.

A couple of days later Sterling College put a rainbow flag on Dunbar Hall to show solidarity with those targeted in the attack.

On June 16 the campus woke to discover someone had pelted the building with eggs during the night…To read the rest of this article, and all the Chronicle‘s stories, subscribe:

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