OPINION
Vol. 127, No. 64 Wednesday, November 15, 2017
ASCSU LACKS ACCOUNTABILITY PAGE 7
SPORTS
CSU BASKETBALL SQUEAKS TO 2-0 PAGE 10
A&C
T-SWIFT’S FANBOY DREAM COMES TRUE 13 PAGE 13
Residents talk racism Students gather in Parmalee hall at the Real Talk meeting on Nov. 14th to discuss racial profiling, inclusivity and events that have unfolded regarding hate against different groups on campus. Student leaders mediated the talk, encouraging fellow students to voice their opinions. PHOTO BY BRANDON MENDOZA COLLEGIAN
B/AACC Office holds discussion on racist incidents in residence halls By Jorge Espinoza @jorgespinza14
The Black/African American Cultural Center hosted a discussion centered around racism in residence halls in Parmelee Hall Tuesday evening. The event gave students space to share their experiences with racism on campus as well as a space to
discuss issues that enable racism on campus. Many students, such as undeclared freshman Tanadeeba Gbi-U, said that they often times feel exhausted when it comes to explaining why specific things are racist on top of explaining how incidents affect people of color in negative ways. “It’s like I have to explain
myself in some situations, and it’s exhausting,” Gbi-U said. “It’s like being asked the same question millions of times, and you have to prove that your stereotypes are wrong and that we’re people too.” Based off recent biasmotivated incidents, notably the fake noose found outside a Black resident assistant’s hall in Newsom Hall, many
students feel it is clear these issues need to be discussed campus-wide. But, according to Gbi-U the only people showing up to these events are the people who have been experiencing the racist incidents rather than the ones who are perpetuating them, which has left some to feel that the University is not supporting students affected
by the incidents. “I know that a lot of white students who go to these events go for extra credit,” Gbi-U said. “It’s clear that the people who are going to these events are the people who are living through these issues, not the people who actually need to have these conversations.”
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