Villanova Student Reportedly Harassed By Trump Supporters

A black female Villanova University student was reportedly attacked by several white males last week on the school's campus, multiple outlets are reporting

According to 6ABC, a group of white males allegedly ran toward the student shouting "Trump" and allegedly knocked the student to the ground, causing her to hit her head.

NBC 10 reports on the night of Thursday, Nov. 10, the student was walking in the school's SEPTA tunnel – which is between the west and main campuses – when the incident happened.

University President Fr. Peter Donohue released a statement on the incident Saturday:

Two weeks ago, I shared my thoughts on the need for Villanova to practice what we preach. As I stated in the message, we need to embrace the challenge of creating an authentic community for all our members. Everyone brings value to Villanova and everyone must contribute to the process. Each community member must be both respectful and respected.

Over the past few days, I have been deeply disturbed by several reports of members of our community using our nation’s political process as a justification for behaviors and language aimed to intimidate or humiliate other people. This type of behavior is not acceptable and will not be tolerated at Villanova.

Donohue said anyone found to have engaged in such behavior will face serious consequences.

Donohue said anyone who experiences or witnesses incidents similar to Thursday should report it by contacting Villanova’s Public Safety at (610) 519-4444, calling the local police if it occurs off-campus, or filing a complaint anonymously with Ethics Point.

The school will hold a Community Conversation at 7:30 p.n. on Thursday, Nov. 17, in Café Nova to discuss recent events sponsored by SGA, BCS, Intercultural Affairs and Student Involvement.

"I ask for your cooperation, commitment and courage to strengthen our community," Donohue said.

The outlets are reporting Radnor Township Police are working with university officials to investigate the case.

Patch has reached out to Radnor Police and will update the story when more information is available.

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