The fact that the typed note was faked is horrible, but someone has been targeting students of color with handwritten notes through this past year, and I believe that is what the administration was referring to, when they said the “handwriting matched.”
As you can see, my S accepted admission at St Olaf a few weeks before protest and resulting dialog occurred. He has spent time on campus, this past year, and knows that a large majority of the students at St Olaf are caring and compassionate, and were very upset by what they learned their classmates were going through. This has been an difficult time for many people, but our family appreciates the way the community of students, faculty and administrators have come together to have an open and honest dialog about racism, and I am sure other issues. Overall, I think St Olaf will be an even better place for my son and his classmates to attend, as a result of this upheaval. We just hope it has not scared off to many students, as my S values the work St Olaf is doing to increase diversity. We’ll be continuing to follow this issue as it continues to be addressed.