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   A onetime student at the University of Hartford admitted licking   
   her roommate’s dining utensils and secretly smearing bodily   
   fluids on her backpack — a “deeply disturbing” case of alleged   
   bullying that exploded on social media, prompted a message from   
   the Connecticut school’s president and hate crime charges filed   
   on Wednesday.   
      
   Freshman Chennel Rowe posted a 103-minute Facebook Live video   
   Monday about her roommate nightmare. Rowe said she had felt   
   “unwanted in [her] own room” since being randomly assigned to   
   bunk with Brianna Rae Brochu in late August. After moving in,   
   Rowe said, she started getting sick, including throat pain that   
   ultimately led her to see a doctor.   
      
   Rowe said she had requested a room change and had begun moving   
   her belongings to another location on Oct. 17, when she was   
   approached by one of her student neighbors who spotted “very   
   concerning posts” on Brochu’s Instagram account, according to   
   police reports obtained by the Hartford Courant.   
      
   One of the posts — which has since been deleted but was captured   
   via screenshot by Rowe — appeared to confirm Rowe’s suspicions:   
   Brochu had been covertly harassing her and tampering with her   
   personal items for more than a month.   
      
   “Finally did it ya girl got rid of her roommate!” Rowe said,   
   recalling Brochu’s post. “After 1½ months of spitting in her   
   coconut oil, putting moldy clam dip in her lotions, rubbing used   
   tampons [on] her backpack, putting her toothbrush where the sun   
   doesn’t shine and so much more I can finally say goodbye to   
   Jamaican Barbie.”   
      
   Brochu, who was arrested Saturday on charges of third-degree   
   criminal mischief and second-degree breach of peace, has   
   admitted licking Rowe’s plate, fork and spoon, as well as   
   smearing her own bodily fluid on Rowe’s backpack, but denied the   
   other actions she referenced on Instagram. She told West   
   Hartford police that those statements were lies and a way to   
   “appear funny” online.   
      
   Brochu, of Harwinton, claimed she had been reacting to a   
   “hostile environment” created by Rowe, who allegedly posted   
   Snapchat videos of Brochu snoring. Brochu also requested a room   
   change last month but was unsuccessful, according to the Courant.   
      
   Rowe’s video prompted a nationwide response on social media,   
   with many users posting in support of Rowe and calling for   
   #JusticeforJazzy. (Rowe’s Facebook account identifies her as   
   Jazzy Rowe, but a University of Hartford email directory lists   
   her as Chennel Rowe.)   
      
   “I can’t believe someone would do this,” one Twitter post read.   
   “Such a despicable human being. Sorry you had to go through that   
   girl.”   
      
   Others on social media characterized the allegations as   
   “absolutely disgusting and atrocious,” while some said Brochu   
   could’ve killed Rowe by contaminating her lotion with mold.   
      
   Nettie ?? @MsNettieAugust   
   Poisoning a student is not bullying.   
      
   ??Jazzy could have died from her roommate's   
   hatred.#JusticeForJazzy   
   8:08 AM - Nov 1, 2017   
    3 3 Replies   6 6 Retweets   12 12 likes   
      
   Fuck you @MsNettieAugust   
      
   The incident and its subsequent explosion on social media also   
   prompted the university’s president to address students   
   Wednesday, saying that the “deeply upsetting” incident doesn’t   
   reflect the values of the school. President Greg Woodward also   
   addressed the “accusations of racism” raised by Rowe and others   
   in connection with the incident.   
      
   “Acts of racism, bias, bullying, or other abusive behaviors will   
   not be tolerated on this campus,” Woodward said in a statement.   
   “I pledge to do everything in my power to work with our   
   community to address related concerns together.”   
      
   Woodward has also met with Rowe and has been in talks with her   
   family.   
      
   “We will continue to offer support and assistance to her, as   
   well as any other student that feels threatened, victimized, or   
   uncomfortable on our campus,” his statement continued. “Let me   
   repeat: racism and hatred will not be tolerated on this campus.   
   Period.”   
      
   A judge ordered Brochu to stay off the University of Hartford’s   
   campus during a brief court appearance on Wednesday, the   
   Hartford Courant reports. Police in West Hartford also requested   
   that Brochu face hate crime charges of intimidation based on   
   bigotry or bias in addition to the breach of peace and criminal   
   mischief counts she faces. Brochu did not comment during the   
   hearing and her case was transferred to Hartford Superior Court,   
   where she’s expected to return on Nov. 15, the Courant reports.   
      
   Woodward also released a second statement Wednesday on the   
   “deeply disturbing situation,” saying Brochu is no longer a   
   student at the 6,700-student university.   
      
   “She will not be returning to the institution,” Woodward said in   
   a statement. “There has been an outpouring of concern for the   
   victim of these acts from across the University and the country.   
   In my meeting with her yesterday, I reiterated my personal   
   commitment to ensuring she has all available personal and   
   academic resources the University can provide.”   
      
   Rowe, who did not return a message from The Post seeking comment   
   Wednesday, said she believes the incident would’ve been handled   
   much differently if she had victimized Brochu.   
      
   “The fact that I’m black and my old roommate was white … If the   
   roles was switched, I want to know if it would be handled the   
   same way, right?” Rowe said during her Facebook Live video.   
   “Because I damn well know it wouldn’t.”   
      
   You're a fucking welfare case in public education.  You don't   
   belong here stealing money and an enrollment from Americans.   
      
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