UPDATE – (WBAP/KLIF) – The SMU Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying five persons of interest who may have information regarding fliers that were posted outside campus buildings, as well as a banner and flier that were hung near the lacrosse field.
An outside group identifying itself as “Texas Vanguard” has claimed responsibility for posting the signs. The signs were not authorized by SMU and have been removed, and SMU Police are conducting an investigation. This group has targeted other universities in Texas with its abhorrent messages.
Surveillance video at Park Cities Plaza shows five individuals exiting a dark-colored full-sized pickup truck about 11:20 p.m. Saturday, December 2. Two individuals later are seen carrying a banner about 12:20 a.m. Sunday, December 3.
Anyone with information concerning the identity of the individuals shown below, the pickup or the fliers is asked to contact SMU Police at 214-768-3333.
Dallas (WBAP/KLIF) – The white nationalist group Vanguard America has made its presence felt again on SMU’s campus, this time posting banners and flying encouraging white people to fight against gay pride and the opioid crisis. Braden Wallace is a sophomore and says he doesn’t want people to associate SMU with Charlottesville.
“I don’t want to say that I’m not concerned that it […] popped up but I don’t think it represents the student body as a whole at all.”
The group posted fliers on campus around this time last year encouraging white women to avoid dating black men. SMU’s president called the messages “abhorrent,” saying they do not represent the university’s values.
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— Texas Vanguard (@TexasVanguard) December 3, 2017
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