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| 2 UConn Students Arrested After Shouting Racial Slur, Officials Say | |
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| Two white students at the University of Connecticut were arrested by campus police on Monday night, 10 days after they were captured on video repeatedly shouting a racist slur outside student apartments, the university said. | Two white students at the University of Connecticut were arrested by campus police on Monday night, 10 days after they were captured on video repeatedly shouting a racist slur outside student apartments, the university said. |
| The students, Jarred Karal and Ryan Mucaj, both 21, were charged with ridicule on account of creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race. Their arrests came after the widely shared video drew outrage and calls by students for the administration to take action. | The students, Jarred Karal and Ryan Mucaj, both 21, were charged with ridicule on account of creed, religion, color, denomination, nationality or race. Their arrests came after the widely shared video drew outrage and calls by students for the administration to take action. |
| The misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $50, according to state law. The two were released on personal recognizance and are scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Oct. 30. Efforts to reach the students late Monday were not immediately successful, and it was unclear whether they had retained lawyers. | The misdemeanor carries a maximum penalty of 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $50, according to state law. The two were released on personal recognizance and are scheduled to appear in Rockville Superior Court on Oct. 30. Efforts to reach the students late Monday were not immediately successful, and it was unclear whether they had retained lawyers. |
| The video, which was widely shared on social media, was taken by a student in Charter Oak Apartments and showed three men walking in the apartments’ parking lot on Oct. 11. | The video, which was widely shared on social media, was taken by a student in Charter Oak Apartments and showed three men walking in the apartments’ parking lot on Oct. 11. |
| Only two of the men were arrested after the police determined that the third person had not participated in the behavior, Stephanie Reitz, a university spokeswoman, said in a statement. | Only two of the men were arrested after the police determined that the third person had not participated in the behavior, Stephanie Reitz, a university spokeswoman, said in a statement. |
| The investigation by the UConn Police Department found that the men were playing a game in which they yelled vulgar words. As they walked through the parking lot, witnesses heard two of the men switch to shouting a racial epithet, the police said. | The investigation by the UConn Police Department found that the men were playing a game in which they yelled vulgar words. As they walked through the parking lot, witnesses heard two of the men switch to shouting a racial epithet, the police said. |
| The arrests came on the same day that a rally was held on campus demanding action from school administrators, Areon Mangan, a student who helped organize the event on behalf of the UConn African American Cultural Center, said in an interview on Monday night. During the gathering, which drew more than 100 people, student activists chanted, “It’s more than just a word,” she added. | The arrests came on the same day that a rally was held on campus demanding action from school administrators, Areon Mangan, a student who helped organize the event on behalf of the UConn African American Cultural Center, said in an interview on Monday night. During the gathering, which drew more than 100 people, student activists chanted, “It’s more than just a word,” she added. |
| Ms. Mangan said that black students on campus were hurt, scared and angry after the episode, and that the administration was slow in responding to it. | Ms. Mangan said that black students on campus were hurt, scared and angry after the episode, and that the administration was slow in responding to it. |
| In a statement on Monday night, Thomas Katsouleas, the president of the university, said: “It is supportive of our core values to pursue accountability, through due process, for an egregious assault on our community that has caused considerable harm.” | In a statement on Monday night, Thomas Katsouleas, the president of the university, said: “It is supportive of our core values to pursue accountability, through due process, for an egregious assault on our community that has caused considerable harm.” |
| “I’m grateful for the university’s collective effort in responding to this incident,’’ he continued, “especially the hard work of the UConn Police Department, which has been investigating the case since it was reported.” | “I’m grateful for the university’s collective effort in responding to this incident,’’ he continued, “especially the hard work of the UConn Police Department, which has been investigating the case since it was reported.” |
| Mr. Katsouleas, who addressed the crowd at the student rally with a bullhorn, said he was there “to listen and to learn,” Ms. Mangan said. | Mr. Katsouleas, who addressed the crowd at the student rally with a bullhorn, said he was there “to listen and to learn,” Ms. Mangan said. |
| Earlier that day, The Daily Campus, a student newspaper, published an open letter from UConn’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to administration and faculty condemning what it said was the university’s lack of action and listing several demands. | Earlier that day, The Daily Campus, a student newspaper, published an open letter from UConn’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to administration and faculty condemning what it said was the university’s lack of action and listing several demands. |
| “Black students at this university account for about 7 percent of the student population,” the letter said. “We have a collective responsibility to ensure their dignity, safety, and rights as students of UConn are protected.” | “Black students at this university account for about 7 percent of the student population,” the letter said. “We have a collective responsibility to ensure their dignity, safety, and rights as students of UConn are protected.” |
| The episode on Oct. 11 was not isolated, the N.A.A.C.P. chapter said. A day after the video went viral, another student made allegations against two fraternity members who referred to her using a racial slur and belittled her into leaving their fraternity party. | The episode on Oct. 11 was not isolated, the N.A.A.C.P. chapter said. A day after the video went viral, another student made allegations against two fraternity members who referred to her using a racial slur and belittled her into leaving their fraternity party. |
| “It’s pretty disappointing that our university took so long,” Ms. Mangan said. “It seems like our voices, needs and concerns were not taken seriously until we had to cause a commotion.” | “It’s pretty disappointing that our university took so long,” Ms. Mangan said. “It seems like our voices, needs and concerns were not taken seriously until we had to cause a commotion.” |