4 nooses found in Central Michigan University classroom - CNN.com: (CNN) -- A student found four nooses in a classroom at Central Michigan University earlier this week, the school said Thursday.
The student found the nooses in a section of the Engineering and Technology Building typically used by senior engineering students. They were made of compressed gas lines that are typically used in laboratory work, according to a news release.
Michigan state Sen. Hansen Clark said he met with the university president to discuss how to handle the incident. He plans to make a statement Friday on whether the university will ask federal authorities to investigate the case.
'There was no reason for the nooses to be hung like that,' Hansen said. 'The community is looking at this as a racist act.'
Students and employees at the school's Mount Pleasant, Michigan, campus are being questioned about the incident, university Police Chief Stan Dinius was quoted as saying in the news release."
