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Black RSO's work to create inclusive campus

Black RSO's work to create inclusive campus

March 09, 2023

What the shuck is happening?

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Despite the disparity between African American students and their white peers, there are places on campus looking to make the university a welcoming community. Read about how the African Student Association and Afrikan People’s Union work to make campus a safe place for African American students.

Two miles south of the Nebraska Union, a 10-year-old brought a loaded handgun to Prescott Elementary School on Feb. 24, showed it to a classmate, and made “concerning comments about violence” towards them.

Kaitlin Kadavy, a junior broadcasting major at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, lives on the same street as the school with three roommates. Anna Synya, a junior criminology major at UNL, has a sister who goes to an elementary school in the same school district.

Have you ever been told that you “act white” or seen it happen to a friend or classmate? Opinion columnist Carmela Rigatuso breaks down how people of color are expected to act in a specific way despite being unique individuals.

With the Big Ten basketball tournament just around the corner, sports editors Joseph Maier and Gavin Struve break down Nebraska men's basketball's chances to go on a run and reach the postseason. They also dive into the NIT possibilities for Nebraska women's basketball and recap a successful weekend for Nebraska wrestling.

"I didn't really have a group or a group of people I felt comfortable around where I could really be myself, but after finding ASA it kind of helped me be myself a little more."

Ahmed Alsayid, Sophomore Global Studies Major

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