'Long Live Zimmerman' painted on Ohio State's black cultural center

Ohio State's University Police are investigating after someone spray-painted "Long Live Zimmerman" on the campus' black cultural center.

University newspaper The Lanternreported that the racially-charged graffiti was apparently left Wednesday night or early Thursday morning on the Hale Hall building, which houses the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center. The message is thought to be in support of George Zimmerman, a Florida neighborhood watchmen who admitted to the February killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African-American teen.

"Ignorance is bliss," Frank W. Hale Black Cultural Center Executive Director Larry Williamson told 10TV. "We want the person brought to trial, caught. We want to make sure these kinds of things don't happen."

Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee insisted in a statement that police were "vigorously investigating the incident."

"Early this morning, I learned of a racially charged act of vandalism at our Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center," Gee said. "Let me be very clear: This is not who we are at Ohio State. Racism will not be tolerated on our campus."

The graffiti has since been power-washed from the building. Williamson said that security would also be increased in that area of campus.

It was not immediately clear if the police had any suspects or if surveillance cameras monitored the area.

Watch this video from The Lantern, broadcast April 5, 2012.