The graffiti on Beta Bridge reported to City and University police Aug. 29 was not racially motivated because it did not meet the criteria outlined in a federal civil rights statute, according to Lawrence Barry, Federal Bureau of Investigations spokesperson.
The bridge, a spot often painted by students and organizations to advertise events, had been painted by two African-American organizations -- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Brothers United Celebrating Knowledge and Success -- when words such as "GSociety," "GWizard" and "G-Bug" were added by other students.
Three University students later apologized for the graffiti in a letter to University administrators, saying they had not intended to exacerbate racial tensions at the University.
According to Barry, the civil rights statute that the FBI used requires three criteria
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