`It`s really concerning`: UW-Whitewater students, parents react to racist display

WHITEWATER, Wis. (CBS 58) – "And she said, why are there Nazis on campus?"

Hours after moving her daughter into her dorm, Milwaukee resident Toni Pharm got an alarming text message from her daughter that led to her calling the UW-Whitewater police to report a group chanting racist words and displaying a swastika on the Knilans residence hall.

"It`s very disturbing. I think it is a deplorable act of terrorism, in my opinion," Pharm said.

She tells CBS 58 that she called campus police several times but was not connected to anyone when the incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 21.

"That was a huge problem because I had dropped my child off," she said. "I don`t feel like she`s safe right now. This was too close for comfort for me."

The next day, classes began as normal. Sophomore Derek Dussault described the mood as somber....