On Saturday, editor of the self proclaimed Conservative/Libertarian publication The Concord Bridge Tobias Harris woke up to find the signs on his door ripped off and "Republican's Suck Dick" written on it in black marker instead. Public Safety is currently investigating the incident.Chief of Public Safety Ed Callahan says this is a crime of intolerance. Although the ongoing investigation has yet to establish a motive, he thinks that this crime spawned from a level of "insensitivity, and lack of respect for people's property and people's differences." Public Safety is viewing this incident as vandalism and harassment.

"I think it's a personal attack on me being a conservative Republican based on my political views. All signs point to that this is someone who knows me, and who I am," said Harris.

Harris believes it was a hate crime. "It is by no means a conventional hate crime, but it is a hate crime nevertheless. What is hate speech? It's to intimidate as to whom a person is anonymously," he said.

Harris said that this is part of a larger problem at Brandeis. "I have noticed the disturbing tendency of Brandeis students to treat all things conservative or Republican as something akin to Nazism, or worse. In fact, I have been called a 'Nazi' before. Naturally, this is inexcusable. A university as devoted to truth and rational discourse as Brandeis should not be tainted by such intellectual slipshoddiness, ignorance and in cases such as this, outright hate," writes Harris in an email.

Callahan believes this was an isolated incident directed at the political signs on Harris's door. Callahan, however says that these types of incidents happen periodically and cites another similar occurrence which occurred several months back at Charles River apartments directed at Asian women after the WBRS show "The Men's Room" was taken off the air.

"People should practice tolerance everyday as members of the Brandeis Community. That is why they are members of the community and that's why they are here." Callahan said.

"Granted, in the wake of this incident, I feel far less comfortable and accepted at this university. It is hard enough as it is to present a different opinion; now I have to fear that my door will be defaced, or worse," Harris wrote.