DePaul news: Officials want Jewish Chicago college students to feel safe after antisemitic attack on university campus [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Officials want to make sure Jewish students at DePaul and other schools across Chicago feel taken care of after an antisemitic attack on campus earlier this week.

Security guards in bright blue vests patrolled the front of DePaul’s Lincoln Park Student Center Friday morning, where two Jewish students were attacked on Wednesday afternoon..

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The Chicago Police Department is now investigating that assault as a hate crime.

“It’s just disappointing. DePaul is really a family atmosphere, and we have a great community,” DePaul junior Haley Walker said.

She said students are shocked by the violence.

“Those types of things really don’t happen on this campus. DePaul is really a welcoming and open-arms campus; so, for something like this to happen is saddening,” Walker said.

CPD said the attack happened while the students were visibly showing support for Israel.

Investigators say during the incident one of the suspects made …