So this happened…

According to the Associated Press as reported on ABC News:

Duke University Investigates Noose Found Hanging on Campus

Duke officials said Wednesday that they are trying to find out who hung a noose outside a building that houses several offices, including those focused on diversity.

Officials say the rope tied into a noose was found about 2 a.m. in the Bryan Center plaza. The center is home to offices including the Center for Sexual and Gender Diversity and the Center for Multicultural Affairs.

Larry Moneta, Duke’s vice president for student affairs, said in an email to students that anyone found responsible for “committing this act of intimidation” will be held accountable.

“To whomever committed this hateful and stupid act, I just want to say that if your intent was to create fear, it will have the opposite effect,” Moneta wrote in the email. “Today, fear will be among the reactions students, and especially, students of color, will have. Be assured that the Duke community will provide all the support necessary to help us all get through this.”

School President Richard Brodhead and Provost Sally Kornbluth later sent a joint email to students, saying the Duke campus “has been jolted over the past few weeks by several racial incidents, including a report of hateful speech directed at students on East Campus” and the discovery of the noose.

School officials also are investigating that previous incident, in which a student reported hearing racist speech the early morning of March 22.

Both Duke administrators and police are investigating, school spokesman Keith Lawrence said. Duke police referred all questions to the school’s communications office.