Following an altercation between a Black student and counterprotesters, the University of Mississippi has opened a student conduct investigation.

TFD – Discover the details of the student conduct investigation initiated by the University of Mississippi after a campus protest incident, raising concerns about racial tensions and campus safety.

Following acts depicting “hostility and racist overtones” during a protest on campus, the University of Mississippi launched a student conduct investigation.

The event started on Thursday on the school’s campus when a smaller number of counterprotesters and a bigger group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators got into a heated argument.

A group of perhaps 200 counterprotesters, some of whom were wearing red, white, and blue clothing, some of whom were brandishing American flags, and some of whom were carrying Trump flags, surrounded the thirty or so pro-Palestinian demonstrators who were inside a walled area.

While there are numerous videos of the protest going viral that show it at different times, one video in particular shows a group of mostly young white men yelling at a Black woman. At least one counterprotester is seen on video making what look like monkey gestures at the woman, though Thefoxdaily has not confirmed that. The woman is also seen filming the group with her phone.

CNN was informed by 24-year-old Jaylin R. Smith that she is the woman in the video.

The graduate student studying journalism and new media told Thefoxdaily on Friday, “People taunting me or making monkey noises at me is one thing that will never break me.”

Thefoxdaily was able to watch a video of a sizable gathering of counterprotesters yelling at Smith as she approaches them while carrying her phone. She seemed to be being told by law authorities to “go back” to the location of other pro-Palestinian demonstrators’ gathering. In the video, Smith can be heard repeating, “I’m not so peaceful,” several times as the cops pull her away from the demonstrators.

None of the counterprotesters in the video that Thefoxdaily has been able to identify.

University administrators are “aware that some statements made were offensive, hurtful and unacceptable, including actions that conveyed hostility and racist overtones,” according to a letter from Chancellor Glenn F. Boyce. At least one student conduct investigation has also been started.

The university is assessing if further inquiries are required, according to the chancellor.

GOP representative for areas of Georgia, US Representative Mike Collins, posted the viral video on X with the caption, “Ole Miss taking care of business.” Thefoxdaily has made contact with Collins’ workplace.

The NAACP requested an inquiry into Collins’ behavior in a letter to the congressional leadership on Saturday. Part of the letter shared exclusively with CNN states, “These actions conducted by a member of the House of Representatives, regardless of intent, legitimize and propagate racism and undermine the principles of equality and justice that our government is sworn to uphold.”

Smith claimed that pro-Palestinian protestors were segregated during the demonstration and that this was done for their safety, according to police. She claimed to CNN that the altercation started when she momentarily left the enclosure to broadcast live on social media.

briefly interrupting the proceedings. No one was arrested, according to Melissa Overton, the university’s deputy police chief and public information officer.”

drove it toward a crowd at Portland State University in Portland on May 2. The

were clashing at the school, according to multiple reports.

About 300 protesters were arrested, according to the NYPD.

were occupying Hamilton Hall, one of the campus buildings also occupied during 1968 student protests, according to a social media post from Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine.

reaching a deal with the administration to end their encampment in Providence, Rhode Island. The university agreed to hold a vote on divestment from companies that support Israel, according to the protest group.

There were dozens of arrests. University police had warned students in an email that they faced more arrests if they didn’t disperse from the site.

tense news conference where the crowd repeatedly interrupted him and at times loudly booed him and other Republican lawmakers who were with him.”

arrested at least 45 protesters the day before and charged them with criminal trespassing after they refused orders to leave.

“I also returned some slurs. Smith remarked, “I regret letting them get to me like that. I cursed like a sailor at them.”

“I know who I am, so the monkey motions and people calling me Lizzo or overweight didn’t hurt my feelings. I feel so secure in my Black identity. I have such self-confidence in my appearance, my stature, and my identity. I’m not bothered by them. Smith continued, “If anything, I felt sorry for them because of how foolish they behaved.

The University of Mississippi has a long history of racial incidents, including the deadly riots that broke out there in 1962 when James Meredith became the first Black student to enroll at the school. The university’s chancellor made reference to the “racist overtones” of the confrontation.

The Ole Miss Associate Student Body said in part in a statement on Friday, “Yesterday, we observed a demonstration on our campus—a place for the expression of diverse viewpoints, protected by our constitutional First Amendment Rights. However, amidst this expression, unacceptable remarks were made that departed from our cherished values.”

Smith expressed her disappointment that the conflict, rather than a truce in Gaza, is currently the subject of discourse. She informed CNN that since the video went viral, she had received calls from the dean of the graduate program and a few other school officials. She’s currently getting ready for her May 11 graduation.