The University of Mississippi responded after a doorbell camera recorded two women making monkey noises and gestures outside of Jakiyra Metcalf’s apartment, which she shares with two other Black women.
The recording carries an 8:37 P.M. timestamp from November 6. One woman jumps into view, beats her chest and makes the noises. A second moves closer to the camera and repeats them. A third walks behind the pair but does not appear to join in, according to the footage described by TheGrio.
That location raises a direct safety concern beyond the viral reaction. The conduct happened at the students’ home, where avoiding the people in the recording may not be simple if Metcalf’s account of the neighbour relationship is accurate. The university already publishes a process for incidents involving alleged racial bias. Its Campus Climate Concern Form defines bias-related incidents as alleged harassment, intimidation or threats motivated in whole or in part by race and other protected identities.
Ole Miss also makes clear that the response team is not a disciplinary body. The university says its student conduct office, campus police or equal-opportunity officials decide whether they have jurisdiction and whether a possible policy or legal violation should be investigated. Those published steps establish a route for review but do not show that any office has opened a case involving Metcalf’s video.