Six men were recorded vandalizing Eastern’s Spirit Rock with the words “MAGA 47” with yellow and blue spray paint.
This comes in the aftermath of last night’s Presidential election as Donald Trump was elected as the 47th President of the United States.
Trump is known for his slogan “Make America Great Again.”
According to the Eastern website, “The EIU Spirit Rock cannot be used to campaign for Student Government, RSO elections and/or State, Local, or Federal offices.”
The Spirit Rock has since been repainted over yellow and gray letters promoting First Gen Week, which was already scheduled to be painted on the rock, according to Eastern’s President Jay Gatrell.
Gatrell encourages students and staff to forward their concerns to spiritrock@eiu.edu.
Cam’ron Hardy can be reached at 581-2812 or at cahardy@eiu.edu.
