Despite bitterly cold weather, several students and faculty at Colorado College are staging an outdoor "sit-in" at Mathias Hall on campus. It began Friday at noon and will contiue through noon on Saturday.

The "sit-in" is in response to an increase in homophobic and racist incidents on campus. The most recent events include anti-gay graffiti on several dorm room doors. Students say they got together to organize the event to show that they won't tolerate this type of actions on their campus or in their community. Students say this isn't in response to any one event, but a culmination of events over a period of time.

Another topic the students would like to tackle is the way students behave at Colorado College Tiger hockey games. Students routinely chant at the opposing teams, and according to students, at times those chants are homophobic in nature.

The "sit-in" is open to the public, and students say if you can handle the cold, you're welcome to join. They will be there until noon on saturday.