White Supremacist Fliers Found Again At Rutgers University

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — White supremacist recruitment fliers were found widely spread on the Rutgers campus this week, taped inside and outside campus buildings, and one was even up by Voorhees Chapel. They were left by the group Identity Evropa, a white supremacy group that leafletted Penn State and Stockton University with similar posters. The group is trying to recruit members at college campuses.

This comes the same week someone left a hand-scrawled sign reading “Black Lives Don’t Matter” on a campus bus Monday, Rutgers student newspaper The Daily Targum reported. Identity Evropa said they did not leave the sign in the bus. Rutgers University immediately removed all the posters, and condemned them.

This is at least the second time this year white supremacist groups tried to recruit at Rutgers: In February, white supremacist group American Vanguard put up a poster outside the Paul Robeson Cultural Center with the words "Imagine a Muslim-Free America." The Paul Robeson Center is one of the first black cultural centers on a U.S. college campus, and it's used frequently by many groups, including the Rutgers Muslim Students Association. Related: Muslim Hate Poster Found on Rutgers Campus

Also in February, they put up a second flier outside the Rutgers Center for Latino Arts and Culture. It said something to the effect of "we deserve the right to exist."

"Rutgers University–New Brunswick condemns all acts and statements of bigotry, racism, anti-Semitism and white supremacy, which have no place in our society or on our campus," said Rutgers spokesman Neal Buccino. "The flyers — and the handwritten sign found on a campus bus — do not represent the principles and values of the university, which include diversity, inclusivity and respect for people of all backgrounds."

"The flyers were not posted by a recognized university organization, and were in violation of our posting guidelines and policy. They have been removed from all university facilities and vehicles," he added.

This comes at the same time four high schools in the Philadelphia suburbs, including Washington Township High School in New Jersey, had racist incidents, where students threw rocks and yelled racial slurs at African-American students.

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Top photo of the Identity Evropa fliers found on campus this week taken by Dan Israel/Daily Targum and used with permission by Patch.