GREENSBORO N.C. (WGHP)—
Guilford College students will hold a meeting on Monday after someone sent a student two letters threatening his life and calling him derogatory names based on his sexual orientation.The hate crimes happened in the Bryan Hall dormitory last week. On Monday, a student found a note on his door that had a death threat and called him a derogatory name. The note also said "nobody wants your kind on campus."
On Thursday, someone dropped a rock with a letter attached in the same student's window. The note used the same derogatory name and also said: "You don't deserve life like the rest of the world. It's bad enough with out all the gay crap pulling people down. It's sick, unnatural, and death is almost too good for you. Almost."
The dean of students who live in Bryan Hall informed students about the hate crimes during a meeting on Friday.
"That note was horrible. They read that out loud and I think everybody was just shocked. It was so disturbing, so upsetting, so hateful and so mean," said Sarah Meteyer, a sophomore at Guilford College.
The Gay Pride Organization on campus will meet on Monday to organize a march on campus this Wednesday. The organization hopes to bring awareness on campus about what happened at the dormitory.
Sarah-jaana Nodell is a member of the gay rights group and is also a friend of the student who was threatened.
"(The victim) is handling it really well. They've been a real trooper and understand it's not a personal attack. It's from someone who's really close-minded. They are shaken up, as anybody would be," said Nodell.
According to Guilford College President Kent Chabotar, anyone involved in the hate crimes will be held accountable both on and off campus.
