Teacher:In this task, you are given a text of many news articles seperated by special token "|||||". Your task is to summarize them.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? Solve this instance: American University is investigating after bananas scrawled with racist messages were found hanging from fixtures around the Washington D.C. campus Monday morning. 
  
 The bananas, strung up in black noose-like rope, were marked with the words "Harambe bait" — a reference to the lowland gorilla who was shot at the Cincinnati zoo to protect a boy who fell into his enclosure and instantly became the subject of popular memes, some of which took on racist connotations — and “AKA free” in reference to Alpha Kappa Alpha, a predominantly Black sorority, and were found in three different places on campus. 
  
 The university president spoke out against the incident on Monday, calling it a "crude and racially insensitive act of bigotry." 
  
 Banana found outside the Hurst building at American University in Washington, D.C. Courtesy Quinn Dunlea 
  
 "Racially charged acts of bigotry are done to instill fear and inflict pain in our community—especially at stressful times, such as at the end of the term," university President Dr. Neil Kerwin said in a statement on Monday night. "I regret this happened, apologize to everyone offended, and state emphatically that this incident does not reflect what American University truly is." 
  
 The campus president continued to state that despite the "targeted" nature of the incident, "our entire university community has been adversely affected by this cowardly, despicable act." 
  
 The incident took place on the same day that Student Government Association president Taylor Dumpson, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, started the new position. “Being first isn’t easy,” Dumpson said addressing the incident in her first letter to the campus community. Calling the issue “disheartening” she called for unity. 
  
 “As the first black woman AUSG president, I implore all of us to unite in solidarity with those impacted by this situation and we must remember that ‘if there is no struggle, there is no progress,’ ─ Frederick Douglass,” Dumpson said. “We must use this time to reflect on what we value as a community and we must show those in the community that bigotry, hate, and racism cannot and will not be tolerated.” 
  
 The racist displays are being investigated by AU Campus Police with assistance from the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and other AU offices and senior officials. 
  
 The Eagle, the university newspaper, reported that school officials, members of the sorority, and campus police met Monday afternoon to discuss next steps. 
  
 Students and campus organizations took to social media to show solidarity with Dumpson and the sorority with the hashtag #AUSupportsAKA. 
  
 AU's first Black female student government president took office today... and we woke up to a racism. #AUSupportsAKA pic.twitter.com/NzCaDiwCiA — Natalie Jasmine (@nataliearising) May 1, 2017 
  
 AU is no stranger to controversy regarding racial incidents. In September 2016, two black female students reported bananas were thrown at them by white students on campus, sparking protests and a university investigation. 
  
 And in March 2015, racially charged comments including, "It’s obviously racist, but I don’t like 99% of the black people I meet," were anonymously posted through social media app Yik Yak by alleged AU students, sparking backlash — and even more racist comments. 
  
 Follow NBCBLK on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram ||||| American University in CairoArchive-It Partner Since: Mar, 2009Organization Type: Colleges & UniversitiesOrganization URL: http://american.edu The American University in Cairo Web Archive collects, preserves, and provides access to the web content published by students, faculty, departments, and offices at AUC. Maintained by the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, the archive also collects Web documents that have long-term research or historical value. Topics covered include the Coptic Religion and Culture, Egyptian Arts, Culture and Society, Egyptian Business and Economy, Egyptian and Middle Eastern Architecture, January 25th Revolution, and Migration and Refugee Studies. Contact Digital Collections Archivist, Carolyn Runyon, at cfrunyon@aucegypt.edu if you have a suggestion for the American University in Cairo Web Archive. ||||| Student outrage spilled over into protests on American University's campus, as police inch closer to finding the person responsible. News4's Jackie Bensen reports. 
  
 What to Know Bananas in nooses were found Monday in three locations on American University's campus. 
  
 The racist displays were found the same day the first black woman to become student government president started in the role. 
  
 Hundreds of students began marching on campus Tuesday afternoon, urging administrators to take on-campus racism seriously. 
  
 Campus police have distributed two videos of the person suspected in a racially motivated hate crime on American University's campus. 
  
 The blurry video clips show someone walking on the empty campus. Campus police believe at least three bananas hung in nooses were placed on campus Monday between 3:45 a.m. and 4:10 a.m. 
  
 The person was wearing dark clothes and may have worn a mask or a hat, campus police said. The suspect walked from the quad to the Southside shuttle stop. They may have entered a light-colored sedan near Rockwood Parkway. 
  
 Anyone who recognizes the person is asked to call campus police at 202-885-2527 or submit an anonymous tip online. 
  
 Hundreds of students marched on the Washington, D.C. university's campus on Tuesday, a day after bananas hanging from nooses were found in multiple locations on campus. 
  
 Fists in the air, students walked out of a town hall the administration held on the school's campus. Students marched across campus chanting "Black lives matter" and "Hey, hey, ho, ho! That racist s--- has got to go." 
  
 Pressure is increasing on school administrators to respond to repeated racist acts. 
  
 Students marched to the registrar's office, asked for withdrawal forms and waved them in the air as a sign of protest. 
  
 "If our existence isn't valued on this campus, than we don't need to be here," student Ma'at Sargeant said. 
  
 Bananas marked with the letters "AKA," the abbreviation for Alpha Kappa Alpha, the historically black sorority, were found in three locations of the university's campus starting Monday morning. 
  
 The racist displays were found on the same day student government president Taylor Dumpson, an AKA member, started the new position. She is the first black woman in the role. 
  
 American University Investigates Messages of Hate 
  
 A cowardly and despicable act is how the president of American University described the images that started circulating around campus on Monday. News4's Jackie Bensen reports. (Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017) 
  
 In an email to students sent Tuesday morning, University President Dr. Neil Kerwin called the creation of the displays a hate crime. 
  
 "American University remains committed to principles of diversity, inclusion, common courtesy and human dignity, and acts of bigotry only strengthen our resolve. Anyone who does not feel similarly does not belong here," the email said. 
  
 The 12 p.m. campus town hall had a standing-room-only crowd. Members of Kerwin's President's Council on Diversity and Inclusion (PCDI) were set to attend, according to an email he sent to students. Campus police and D.C. police were on hand. 
  
 Dumpson, the new student government president, stood at the townhall and said she would have left the school if she had known she would face a racist threat. 
  
 "If you told me this three years ago, as a freshmen at this university, that I would become student government president and I would see bananas put on my campus, my university, that I pay to go to, that I put my hard-earned time into, that people would drag my organization into it as a slight to me because people didn’t have the courage to put my name on it -- if you had told me that then, I guarantee you that I would not have stayed at American University," she said. 
  
 Dumpson said administrators and student leaders need to "do more than just have conversations, but move in a direction towards more tangible solutions to prevent incidents like these from occurring in the future." 
  
 AKA's international president, Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson, said sorority sisters are dismayed by the racist acts. 
  
 "We are stunned. In 2017, to put a noose on a banana and the letters AKA -- we're clear about what that is," she said by phone. 
  
 In a letter to sorority sisters, Wilson urged school officials to investigate, discipline perpetrators and protect African Americans on campus. 
  
 "Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority will not tolerate unwarranted attacks on our members or any member of our community -- physical, verbal or otherwise -- which interfere with their pursuit of higher education or their basic human rights," the letter said. 
  
 March Planned at American University After Racist Displays 
  
 Students plan to march at American University on Tuesday after bananas were found hung in nooses in multiple locations on campus. News4's Molette Green reports. (Published Tuesday, May 2, 2017) 
  
 The university president condemned the messages of hate, saying in a message to students that the displays were a "crude and racially insensitive act of bigotry." 
  
 But some students said they want school officials to do more. 
  
 "I think we need more solidarity from the administration," sophomore Sammie Paul said Tuesday. 
  
 The bananas were found at a shuttle bus stop at Letts-Anderson Halls, in front of Mary Graydon Center and near the East Quad Building, school spokeswoman Camille Lepre said in an email to News4. 
  
 This is at least the third time in the past eight months that bananas have been used to harass African-American women on campus. 
  
 In September 2016, an African-American woman said a banana was thrown at her. Another African-American woman found a rotten banana and obscene drawings on her dorm room door that same month. 
  
 The PCDI will be available for one-on-one conversations with students in McDowell Hall at 6 p.m. 
  
 The school Department of Public Safety is investigating and reviewing surveillance video. They said they will continue to share more information and release photos as they become available. 
  
 Anyone with information is encouraged to call 202-885-2999 or visit the AUPD TIPS website. A reward of as much as $1,000 is offered. ||||| American University in CairoArchive-It Partner Since: Mar, 2009Organization Type: Colleges & UniversitiesOrganization URL: http://american.edu The American University in Cairo Web Archive collects, preserves, and provides access to the web content published by students, faculty, departments, and offices at AUC. Maintained by the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, the archive also collects Web documents that have long-term research or historical value. Topics covered include the Coptic Religion and Culture, Egyptian Arts, Culture and Society, Egyptian Business and Economy, Egyptian and Middle Eastern Architecture, January 25th Revolution, and Migration and Refugee Studies. Contact Digital Collections Archivist, Carolyn Runyon, at cfrunyon@aucegypt.edu if you have a suggestion for the American University in Cairo Web Archive. |||||
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Taylor Dumpson began her first day as the first black female president of American University's Student Government Association on Monday. That same day, bananas hanging from nooses were found at three spots on campus in what the DC school's president calls a "crude and racially insensitive act of bigotry," per NBC Washington. The bananas—hung by an unknown individual around 4am Monday—were scrawled with phrases "Harambe bait" and "AKA free," a reference to Alpha Kappa Alpha, a predominantly black sorority of which Dumpson is a member, report NBC News and BuzzFeed. In a statement, the sorority says it is "outraged by a demonstration of racism" and calls for the university to protect its members. Others students have made similar appeals, but many accuse the school of doing little in response to the incident. The president of American's Black Student Alliance—who says students threw a rotten banana at her and also targeted another female student in September—says students just don't feel supported. "We shouldn't have to be begging for our existence to be validated on the campus that we pay to be on," she tells the Washington Post. Hundreds of students marched to the registrar's office and requested withdrawal forms in protest Tuesday, though American says "racist, hateful messages have no place in our community" and that it's investigating with police. A $1,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the individual, seen in surveillance videos.