SAN DIEGO -- Police at UC San Diego police are investigating a KKK-style hood that was placed on a statue outside the main campus library.
The incident is the third targeting black students at UC San Diego in as many weeks.
The other incidents were a Compton Cookout party that mocked Black History month and a noose in a library.
The hood was found on the statue of Dr. Seuss [Theodore Geisel] on the forum level of the Geisel Library about 11 p.m. Monday, according to a statement released by school officials.
The object appeared to be a white pillowcase that had been crudely fashioned into a hood with a hand-drawn symbol.
A rose had also been inserted into the statue's fingers.
Campus police promptly removed the hood.
The university says an aggressive investigation is under way, including fingerprint and DNA analysis, and vowed to punish the culprits to the fullest extent of the law.
Last week, a noose was found hanging from a bookcase of the Geisel Library.
The next morning, a female student admitted to hanging the noose and has since apologized.
There is no word on the girl's motive or whether other students were involved.
This is the latest in a series of racially charged incidents at the campus including a Presidents' Day party that was intended to mock Black History Month.
Called the "Compton Cookout," attendees were urged to dress and act in a manner that school officials say perpetuated racist stereotypes.
An invitation on Facebook urged female participants to dress as "ghetto chicks" and said chicken, watermelon and malt liquor would be served at the party.
A number of racially charged incidents have occurred on other UC campuses as well in the past week.
At UC Davis, a swastika was carved into a dorm-room door.
On Monday, officials at UC Santa Cruz discovered a noose drawn on the inside of a bathroom door, with the words "San Diego" and "lynch" surrounding it.
The incident is the third targeting black students at UC San Diego in as many weeks.
The hood was found on the statue of Dr. Seuss [Theodore Geisel] on the forum level of the Geisel Library about 11 p.m. Monday, according to a statement released by school officials.
The object appeared to be a white pillowcase that had been crudely fashioned into a hood with a hand-drawn symbol.
A rose had also been inserted into the statue's fingers.
Campus police promptly removed the hood.
The university says an aggressive investigation is under way, including fingerprint and DNA analysis, and vowed to punish the culprits to the fullest extent of the law.
Last week, a noose was found hanging from a bookcase of the Geisel Library.
The next morning, a female student admitted to hanging the noose and has since apologized.
There is no word on the girl's motive or whether other students were involved.
This is the latest in a series of racially charged incidents at the campus including a Presidents' Day party that was intended to mock Black History Month.
Called the "Compton Cookout," attendees were urged to dress and act in a manner that school officials say perpetuated racist stereotypes.
An invitation on Facebook urged female participants to dress as "ghetto chicks" and said chicken, watermelon and malt liquor would be served at the party.
A number of racially charged incidents have occurred on other UC campuses as well in the past week.
At UC Davis, a swastika was carved into a dorm-room door.
On Monday, officials at UC Santa Cruz discovered a noose drawn on the inside of a bathroom door, with the words "San Diego" and "lynch" surrounding it.
