Racist fliers show up on ASU campus

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Fliers promoting white supremacy showed up at ASU. (Source: KPHO/KTVK) Fliers promoting white supremacy showed up at ASU. (Source: KPHO/KTVK)
TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -

White supremacy fliers found on Arizona State University's Tempe campus on Wednesday are yet another incident of what students describe as racial tension at school.

While the university declined to provide copies, officials confirm each promoted white supremacy with messages like "Come Save The White Race With Us," "Psst, white person, stop apologizing, we don't owe them anything" and "Still scared about being called a racist? May we suggest not caring anymore? Trump didn't, right?"

"Hearing about that incident breaks my heart a little bit because I came to ASU knowing this is my home, this is my second home, where if I'm a different race people will accept me no matter what," said Matthew Wang, a freshman.

Less than a week ago, graffiti was found on a campus bathroom stall referencing the KKK.

"Really? I get it, you're in college, you're trying to have fun, sometimes you think it's funny, but being of a different race it's not funny," Wang said.

No matter what age or ethnicity, students believe the incidents are upsetting.

"It's disappointing, you figure at a school like this you wouldn't have issues like that," said freshman Alana Culver.

Students are hopeful the incidents are just pranks.

"Yeah, I definitely think they're using this as an outlet to vent out their personal feelings towards whatever they might be prejudice before, but I am an optimistic person and I do know that people will move on," said student Divya Ramalingan.

School officials said the fliers are saddening and don't represent the views of the university. ASU's Police Department is aware of the incidents and investigating who's responsible.

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