On Tuesday, 19-year-old Hunter M. Park was arrested for posting threats to social media platform YikYak, claiming that he will "shoot every black person I see." He further added, "some of you are alright. Don't go to campus tomorrow."
— Alan Burdziak (@AlanBurdziak) November 11, 2015
The threats appeared to echo those left on online message board 4chan before the mass shooting on a small college campus in Roseburg, Oregon in October, though no weapons were found in Park’s possession.
— Ray Warren Symposium (@rwsymplc) November 11, 2015
"It's really disheartening and proves the point of why these protests and boycotts were necessary," Gaby Rodriguez, a senior, told Fox News, referring to actions taken by the college community in recent weeks. "I don't think I've ever felt this unsafe at Mizzou.”
The messages led to the protest encampment being disassembled and cleared by campus security, and many professors opted to cancel classes on Wednesday.
— Zack Newman (@ZackNewsMan) November 11, 2015
One professor drew massive criticism after referring to the terroristic threats as “bullying” and refusing to cancel his class, promising that a scheduled exam would still be taking place.
Protesters have also reported groups of white students circling and shouting racial slurs at students of color. An additional threat was called in during a meeting between #ConcernedStudent1950 demonstrators and a black student organization.
— D (@Delo_Taylor) November 11, 2015
On Tuesday, Chuck Henson, a black law professor and associate dean was appointed the school’s first-ever vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity, and equity.