The vandal or vandals used paint to deface the outside of senior Chris Brook's apartment in the Stratford Hills complex on Bolinwood Drive.
House paint was found on the apartment's porch and sliding glass door, and the phrase "Engage, Enrich, Empower" -- Student Body President-elect Jen Daum's campaign slogan -- was spray painted on the lawn. Street signs on Bolinwood Drive also were vandalized with spray paint, including at least one sign on which a reference to McKinney was painted.
Both Daum and McKinney -- who faced off in Tuesday's runoff election -- said Thursday that neither they nor any member of their campaign staffs were involved in the incident.
Chapel Hill Police Department spokeswoman Jane Cousins said the incident occurred between midnight Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday.
Managers at Stratford Hills Apartments reported the vandalism to police Thursday morning after noticing the paint throughout the complex, Cousins said. No officials from Stratford Hills could be reached for comment Thursday.
Brook said he and two of his three roommates were at the apartment when the vandalism reportedly took place, but he said nobody heard anything suspicious.
Daum said she regretted that someone used her slogan to deface the apartment. She said she had spoken with core members of her campaign staff and that none had any knowledge of the incident. "I have no idea who did that," Daum said. "Someone who has too much time on their hands."
Daum said she will continue to speak with supporters to ensure that none of them were involved. "I would be outrageously disappointed, and I would turn them in immediately," she said.
Daum added that police spoke with her Thursday morning, but she is not a suspect in the incident. Cousins confirmed that there are no suspects in the incident.
