The protests stemmed from an alleged gang rape of a woman at an off-campus party sponsored by the Kappa Alpha fraternity in October. The demonstrators criticized the university for not punishing fraternity members and for not issuing a statement about the incident.
A police investigation has not identified any suspects, said university spokesperson Jane Nicholson. Nicholson said police officers have not discovered evidence that fraternity members committed the crime.
An anonymous flier discovered in a campus library last month said a bomb would be placed in the faculty member's car. The flier included a racial slur.
Rick Moore, a San Diego State spokesperson, said the flier referred to the earlier shootings and said, "You'll be the fourth professor to be killed." More said no details of the attack were specified.
The university's 68 black professors and teaching assistants were offered escorts and more secure parking spots after the threat was discovered.
Moore said officials suspect the threat may have been the work of a student.
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta administered the survey via the Internet in mid-November to determine what kinds of symptoms students with the virus have.
CDC Director of Health Services Jack Turco said CDC and College Health Services see no need to place restrictions on the campus because the symptoms are relatively mild.
Turco said the virus lasts up to 3 1/2 weeks with rash symptoms beginning on the neck.
A representative from the CDC is currently on campus to investigate the situation.
An anonymous tip led the Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Department to Carolyn Manuszak, who was smoking in the washroom next to her office. A report said the president admitted to smoking in her washroom but said she had tried to exhale the smoke through a window.
Manuszak set a strict smoking policy in 1994, and in a memo said "there would be no exceptions made for times of inclement weather."
- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Janet Adamy.