Trespassers vandalize Howard University’s Benjamin E. Mays Hall 

By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com Howard University officials are looking into a recent break-in at Benjamin E. Mays Hall, which housed the institution’s School of Divinity from 1987 to 2015. A viral video shows the individuals breaking into the building through the mechanical entrance. Vandals recorded themselves deploying a dry ice fire extinguisher inside, roaming through the stairwells, hallways and empty classrooms in a post on the @urbexjetz account via social media.& An unnamed individual deploys a dry ice fire extinguisher after breaking into Howard University’s Benjamin E. Mays Hall. Shown here, a screenshot from the video, which was posted by the vandals on social media and then deleted.& Credit: Photo courtesy of Instagram / @urbexjetz Upon posting the exploit, the trespassers received significant backlash online and defended their actions, before ultimately deleting the recording.& “One of the individuals that I was with was an African-American who was also curious on the history of his relative’s school. (you can see him for a split second in the video) ,” wrote the Instagram user. “I do not make these videos to diminish the institutions who the property belongs to, but rather to raise awareness on these type of things. I am...