SIU launches probe after complaints of racist comments

CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – Reports of racial epithets by some Southern Illinois University students at Carbondale campus residence hall forums have prompted an investigation by school officials. University spokeswoman Rae Goldsmith tells The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan (bit.ly/25SJrrR ) the inquiry was launched in response to a formal complaint. Freshman Leilani Bartlett, who’s black, alleges in…