Brianna Brochu, the former University of Hartford student who is accused of smearing body fluids on her Black ex-roommate's personal items, has escaped hate crime charges.

A former University Of Hartford student did not commit "racist" harassment in allegedly poisoning her Black roommate, a lawyer said Tuesday.

Nation

Brianna Brochu, the ex-University of Hartford student who was arrested after methodically poisoning her Black roommate, is officially facing a hate crime charge.

Opinion

After the poisoning of a University of Hartford Black student, dialogue about integration won't be enough to stop White terrorism.