# @chapelboronews on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2025-09-09T20:24:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Chapelboro.com (@chapelboronews) — https://gondola.cc/chapelboronews

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UNC is investigating a round of vandalism that took place in the early Monday morning hours at Polk Place, where paint was put on the steps and sidewalk near South Building, Wilson Library and the quad’s flagpole.

According to an incident report filed to UNC Police, the act took place between 3:16 a.m. on Monday — when the area was last reported as normal — and 7:38 a.m. when the vandalism was discovered. The defacement, as first reported by The Daily Tar Heel, featured anti-genocide and pro-Palestinian phrases in black paint and splashes or handprints in red paint. In capitalized letters, the messages near South Building and Wilson Library read: “I TOLD YOU I LOVED YOU,” “I WANTED GENOCIDE TO END,” “YOU TOLD ME,” and “NOW I NEED FREEDOM.” The central flagpole, which was the site of a clash between pro-Palestine demonstrators and law enforcement in April 2024, was painted with red handprints, the word “liar,” and “LIFE LIBERTY JUSTICE 4 ALL” around its base.

The vandalism’s phrasing echoes the title of a student-created mural of Palestinian and protest imagery hung at the Hanes Art Center last academic year and recently removed by UNC. The piece, titled “I told you I loved you (Gaza Solidarity),” was the result of a project in the Studio Art 490: Art as Social Action course. UNC covered up the artwork and subsequently took down the mural in August, citing plans to refresh the lobby’s artwork. But the initial cover-up of the artwork and lack of clarity around its removal led to renewed attention on the piece, with some art students and campus activists saying they interpreted the university’s decision as an attempt to chill their freedom of expression.

Full story on Chapelboro.com.
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