FULLERTON, Calif. — Being a minority on California State University, Fullerton’s campus has not been easy for Mykayla Miller, co-president of the Black Student Union. 

Black students make up 2% of the school population, and Miller says she’s experienced racism as an unfortunate part of the culture at the school. 

Last weekend, racist graffiti appeared on a dumpster at the University Village Apartments, a complex next to the campus that primarily houses students. 

“None of us are surprised that this happened, whether it’s on campus or off campus, but it’s just the fact that we are at our breaking point,” Miller said.

The university’s President Framroze Virjee pointed us to a statement made after the incident condemning the graffiti.

In the statement, Virjee called the graffiti hurtful, abhorrent and an affront to what the university stands for. 

The school declined to comment further on what they're doing in response. 

Miller says statements of condemnation simply aren’t enough. She wants to see the school focus in racial sensitivity training, to help show students the effects of these actions. 

While the school hasn’t announced any further action, Erin-Kate Escobar thinks racial sensitivity training can help foster a more welcoming environment.

She’s a diversity, equity and inclusion consultant who worked at Caltech and the University of Vermont, striving to make college campuses more aware and sensitive to issues surrounding race. 

“Racial sensitivity training, anti-bias training, when implemented well, can be a huge source of building a climate of psychological safety on campus,” said Escobar. 

While the university hasn’t committed to taking any action in response to this incident, Miller and the rest of the Black Student Union are continuing the conversation on campus and striving to create a learning environment free of racism.