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Show : v . . ffSJ UA U jmf V x- - . .. "'O'O Xvvw - XXYX, Looking Through tHe'Eyes of Victims MATT CANHAM AND EMILY FULLER Chronicle News Writers X Marilu Dazley fears for the safety of herself and her young family every night. "I don't sleep at night; the only time I sleep is during the day," she said. "I want my son to be Vthis campu of dealing with it. If they really believed whatohey said, they would do it out in public, but theydon't," U President J. Bernard Machen said. Dean of Students Stayner Landward's speech becomes slow and authoritative vhen he discusses hate crimes. "I just won't tolerate it," he said. And Landward doesn't think the campus community should have to tolerate it either. In essence, he is asking the Academic Senate to add legislation to the Code of Student and Rights Responsibilities. "For offenses, there should be a sanction. They affect more than just the greater individual who is targeted. A KKK sign offends and frightens all African American students, and it offends the rest of the campus community. It hurts more than just one," he said. Landward doesn't want the code to include the term "hate crimes" but behavior" instead, because the latter distinction encompasses a broader range of activity, such as biased messages drawn on sidewalks or walls. Landward wants to suspend students who violate this part of the code. "For me, this is a sufficient violation; it causes such a sufficient hurt that we ought to look at suspension," he said. Incidents of hate have sprinkled Landward's four years as dean at the U. During his first year, a swastika was found on a blackboard in the Sterling W. Sill Center. The symbol of Nazism sparked a campus-wid- e rally near the union. "The students who are targets of those slurs come to me, and I vicariously experience their pain at being victims of bigoted behavior," he said. But even feeling the hurt vicariously could not possibly match the pain felt by the actual victims, Landward said. safe." Dazley, originally from Nicaragua, has received six hate notes threatening the lives of her family, and telling her to go back to her native country. Francis X. Lilly, who ran for a office in the most recent election, had his posters defaced with homophobic slurs. "No one should suffer this type of problem," student-governme- H nt Lilly said. hate-crim- Zero Tolerance es bias-motivat- Today on the A. Ray Olpin University Union patio from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., students are invited to participate in a rally against these discriminatory acts. Organizers hope the rally will create a sense of unity among students at the University of Utah. The rally is part of an initiative titled, "Not on Our Campus: Zero Tolerance for Crimes of Bias," organized by the Associated Students of the University of Utah, the Women's Resource Center, and the Center for Ethnic Student Affairs. "Hate crimes don't just affect one student, but the entire campus; We are hoping people will think twice," ASUU Diversity Director Jason "bias-motivat- Sat-terfic- ld said. Organizers will distribute signs with slogans against hate crimes during the rally. The signs are for students to hang in their windows and distribute around student housing. "In truth, anyone can be a victim of hatred," said Lilly, who will be one of many speakers at the rally. "It's overdue; the worst thing is silence." Hate Crimes Legislation The U's administration is also working to stamp actions. out "We will not tolerate that kind of intolerance on hate-base- d 2b 1 in) ..:- - H A :". f ff 1 i S3 6 WEDNESDAY, MARCH : 28, 2001 u iinTff iiihiiiim mit. 1 f' rtrr i"ifff number 666. "I feel our lives are in danger," Dazley said. The fifth message was the words "Out or Death" scrawled in black nail polish on the family's car window. "Obviously, we're very concerned," said Norman Chambers, director of auxiliary services. "One-thir- d or more of our students here are international students; the U is almost a celebration of other cultures." The U Police Department made the Dazley case a top priority, and Sgt. Steven Lynn Mitchell became actively involved in the case. Police originally suspected Dazley herself, and searched her computer to make sure she had not written the notes. However, since the police became involved in the Dazley family has received only one note. mid-Februar- y, Vote SEX Francis X. Lilly, a student majoring in social and behavioral science, ran for an ASUU general Assembly position this year. Lilly, who is openly gay, hung eight posters, six in Orson Spencer Kali. Four of the posters in OSH were stolen, two were defaced, and the remaining two, which were in another building, remained untouched. "My experience really made me mad," Lilly said. "I was hurt and angry." Lilly's campaign posters were defaced with homophobic remarks. His slogan "VOTE FX." was changed to "VOTE SEX," and "loves butts" and "loves cocks," was scribbled under his name. Lilly lost in the primary elections. "It's easy to commit a hate crime when you don't know someone," said Lilly, who personally removed the targeted posters. Charles Milne, president of the Lesbian and Gay Student Union, wrote a letter to The Daily Utah Chronicle explaining LGSU's stance on the issue. "No matter what the hate crime is, it should not be tolerated," Milne said. Milne and LGSU have also been. the targets of co-vi- ce 1 UrmtrarMtmit Three angels, three coffins: Dazley and her family, who live in the East Village, received their first hate note Jan. n. The Korean family upstairs from the Dazleys also received the same note. It read, "Go back to your country." When the Dazleys received their second note, the Korean family had its car tires slashed. After receiving two more notes, Dazley discovered on Feb. 3 what she considers the most frightening message. Tacked to her door, the note read, "You and your family are going to be dead...open your eyes." Surrounding the message appeared three angels and three coffins dripping with blood next to the Em Vandalism on an East Village resident's car is one of many recent acts of hate crime on campus. see HATE CRIMES, page 8 |