Racial slurs made by elected student representatives over Sunday and Monday have prompted the resignation of one official, Binghamton University disciplinary action and a rally.

Outside the doors of an Assembly meeting that police were called to Monday night, Student Association Vice President for Finance Alice Liou was told to “go eat a dog” by Assembly representative Mike Lombardi, whom Liou said she responded to by calling him a “white bastard” as she was physically restrained by friends.

“All I know is I noticed a commotion,” Liou said of Monday night’s dispute. “I got in the middle, I spoke to Lombardi: ‘Calm the fuck down, chill the fuck out,’”

In the Student Association office the night before, another Assembly rep, Elahd Bar-Shai, also made a racist remark to Liou, referencing what he called her “squinty eyes,” other student government members said. Liou is Asian-American.

Bar-Shai declined to comment.

Lombardi submitted his resignation “effective immediately” on Wednesday night to Assembly Chair Josh Berk and did not return several calls to Pipe Dream by the time of print.

The University, which mostly refrains from matters of student government, plans to intervene in the matter.

“Brian Rose [vice president for student affairs] is taking it very, very seriously,” said University spokeswoman Gail Glover on Thursday. “He has asked the director of Judicial Affairs to meet with the students to determine exactly what went on, to get the facts.”

Student Association President Matt Landau said the SA executive board voted Wednesday to issue a forthcoming “strongly-worded statement” that will include all three names of those involved in the racial slurring, condemning their actions. It’s expected Monday.

“The Student Association won’t stand for any racial comments at any Student Association function,” Landau said.

William To and Calvin Prashad, members of Asian Outlook magazine, said they’ve planned a “Rally Against Racism and Tolerance” with members of the Asian Student Union, Rainbow Pride Union and greek groups.

The rally, scheduled to start at 2 p.m. in front of the Couper Administration Building, is aimed at three goals, Prashad said: the suspension of Lombardi and Bar-Shai for one semester, their banishment from the SA and a written apology issued to Liou.

To said he believes Lombardi and Bar-Shai are more in the wrong than Liou because he believes she was “provoked” and was caught “in the heat of the moment.”

The rally coincides with Spring Fling, but Prashad and To said they didn’t want to wait to hold the rally at a different time.

“We don’t want to ruin everyone’s good time, but we felt people should know what happened,” Prashad said.

The rally’s Facebook group had 238 members early Friday morning.

Some students think the situation is being mischaracterized.

“You definitely condemn their comments,” said Adam Shamah, an Assembly representative who has worked with Lombardi at the Binghamton Review. “Though I think the whole thing is being overblown a little bit.”

Liou said factors surrounding both nights had no bearing on the exchanges that ensued. On Sunday, the judicial board ruled on a case involving her, Financial Council and Bar-Shai. On Monday in the Assembly meeting that was interrupted by the argument, Bar-Shai was elected Assembly chair for next year and a proposal Liou had expressed opposition to in the past was ratified.

Accounts still vary as to the sequence of events both nights and who was responsible for alleged physical contact during Monday’s dispute, but witnesses have confirmed the racial comments Bar-Shai, Liou and Lombardi made in both instances. Police investigated the argument that broke out Monday morning at the Assembly meeting but declined prosecution.