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By: Sierra Goodwill and Ayah Galal

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It has been an eventful week across Quinnipiac’s three campuses. From the viral snapchat photo deemed racially insensitive to the campus shuttle that caught on fire. Here’s everything you need to know:

Timeline of Events:

Sunday, September 18

• The photo of a student wearing a dark exfoliating mask was allegedly taken and uploaded onto Snapchat with the caption “Black lives matter.”                 

Monday, September 19

• 11:05 a.m.– A screenshot of the Snapchat is posted on Facebook by Maya Monroe.
• 2:30 p.m.– Student Affairs was alerted of the Snapchat post.
• 4:30 p.m.– A full investigation was underway by Quinnipiac officials regarding who was involved.

Tuesday, September 20

• 12:25 p.m.– Tenaiya Baker posted a screenshot of the Snapchat on Facebook, which later went viral.               
  
• 5:00 p.m.– Executive Vice President and Provost, Mark Thompson held a meeting open to all students to discuss measures being taken by administration regarding the racially insensitive Snapchat post. The majority of the students who attended were African-American. Vice President and Dean of Students Monique Drucker and Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez sat in on the meeting, as well as Student Body President, Joey Mullaney.
• 5:01 p.m.– Quinnipiac University’s official Facebook page released a statement.
• 8:05 p.m.– Mark Thompson sent an email to the entire QU community to assure student that the “university has acted swiftly to discipline the individual responsible for this action.”                                                                         
• Around 8:50 p.m.– A fire broke out in Crescent 820, a dorm on Quinnipiac’s York Hill Campus. First responders arrived on the scene and no injuries were reported.  

Wednesday, September 21

• Around 11:00 a.m.- A Quinnipiac University shuttle in North Haven, where the university’s third campus is, erupted into flames in a gas station parking lot. Only the driver and one student were on board, and no injuries were reported. 
• 1:02 p.m.- The Student Government Association (SGA) emailed the Quinnipiac community with a reminder of “what it means to be a Bobcat.”                         
• 4:15 p.m.– SGA held its general board meeting and discussed the controversy around the photo. Chief Diversity Officer, Diana M. Ariza, was in attendance and calls upon SGA members to act as leaders in the situation and reach out to those affected and offended by the Snapchat post.
• 4:18 p.m.– Mark Thompson emailed the QU community stating that the person in the photo was not at fault, and the student who took and posted the Snapchat is “no longer a member of the university community.”                                                             

***Update***

Friday, September 23

• 10:07 a.m.– Sarah Goodrich, the girl wearing the cosmetic mask in the viral Snapchat photo, sits down with Q30 for an exclusive interview to share her side of the story.

Follow Q30 Television and Q30 News for more updates on this week’s events.