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An investigation is under way to find the person or persons who vandalized walls, doors and a stairwell in Hancock Hall with anti-gay defamatory epithets Saturday night, according to Joe Carr, spokesperson for the University of Maine.
No report is available as of press time to confirm whether or not residents’ accounts concerning a possible suspect are accurate. Some residents have come forward with accusations while others are merely disgusted by the lewd act.
“We were really angry, it’s gross,” said Meredith Mcewen, Hancock Hall resident. “It was offensive and very annoying because we have to pay for it,” she said.
Hancock Hall President Susan Barnes said that the damages would definitely be paid for, but not by hall residents. Barnes declined to comment on where the money for repairs would come from.
Resident Ben Pottle described the damages as “mostly scribbles” appearing on the first and second floor hallways and in a basement stairwell. The writing was done with a marker stolen off a resident advisor’s marker board.
“Its probably just some drunk people being stupid,” said Jared Bernard, Hancock Hall resident. “It’s inappropriate and it’s too bad that stuff like that has to happen in a dorm.”
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