Racist Symbols on Luther’s Football Field

Luther College has received a report of a swastika and the letters KKK being stomped into the snow on the school’s football field. The hate symbols were quickly removed after officials contacted police. President Paula Carlson released a statement saying, in part, “I condemn cowardly and hateful acts like these. Such acts cause harm and pain to our community members, and they are antithetical to our core Luther values.” Campus Safety and Security continues to investigate the incident. Back in January a similar incident occurred on the Wartburg campus. In that case racist inscriptions were written into the frost on a campus van.