A private Pennsylvania college expelled three students who made racist comments and used a slur during a late-night campus radio broadcast . Bucknell University president John Bravman said in a email that he would share the comments made by the students , a DJ and two guests , in the 'interest of transparency and candor ' . Bravman said one of the students used the N-word during the March 20 WVBU-FM broadcast . Another student said 'black people should be dead ' and a third said 'lynch 'em ' . Private Pennsylvania college Bucknell University expelled three students who made racist comments , including 'black people should be dead ' and 'lynch 'em ' , and the N-word during a campus radio broadcast . The university has not released the names of the expelled students . Bravman revealed the expulsions in a late-night email sent to students , faculty and staff on Monday . 'Their conduct is an affront to our values , damaging to our community and in clear violation of our community standards , ' he wrote . Bucknell spokesman Andy Hirsch said that the incident did n't come to the administration 's attention until last Thursday , according to PennLive.com . It was an inmate at the nearby Lewisburg federal penitentiary who heard the students ' comments and brought them to light . President John Bravman ( pictured ) said he 'd share the comments made by the students , a DJ and two guests , in the 'interest of transparency and candor ' Hirsch said the inmate reported the broadcast to the Lewisburg Prison Project , a prisoner advocacy group . The group contacted a university faculty member , who then reached out to the student-run radio station 's adviser . According to Hirsch , the three students were suspended and interviewed before the dean of students decided to expel them . ' I would emphasize that the context really does n't matter once you see what was said , ' Hirsch said . The spokesman declined to say if alcohol was involved , noting the investigation is not complete . ' I can tell you that there were other people at the station , ' he said . 'Whether or not they were there at the time when this happened , we 're still looking into all those details . ' The Bucknell student body is 79 per cent white , five per cent Hispanic , four per cent Asian and three per cent African-American . After the comments were revealed last Thursday , Bravman sent a message to the entire campus community declaring the behavior 'unacceptable and inexcusable ' . 'This is not who we are , ' he wrote . 'In fact , it is the antithesis of what so many of our students , faculty and staff are working hard to attain - a more diverse and inclusive environment . ' ' I urge you to defy this detestable conduct by not letting it thwart our progress toward a greater Bucknell . ' It was an inmate at the nearby Lewisburg federal penitentiary ( pictured ) who heard the students ' comments and brought them to light by contacting a prisoner advocacy group , which then reached out to the university .
Bucknell University president John Bravman said a third student used N-word and another said 'black people should be dead ' A third student then said 'lynch 'em ' Administration found out about the late-night broadcast after an inmate at a nearby prison heard the comments on the WVBU-FM station . He reported them to a prison advocacy group , which contacted the school .