{"id":5022,"date":"2017-02-01T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-02-01T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=5022"},"modified":"2017-01-31T18:59:03","modified_gmt":"2017-02-01T02:59:03","slug":"club-spotlight-black-student-union-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/club-spotlight-black-student-union-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Club spotlight: Black Student Union"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Paige Scofield\r\nCampus Life Editor<\/pre>\n
Student organizations are a very important part of a college education. They allow students to branch out and find their passions, as well as meet\u00a0new people and make new friends. They teach students how to organize events and meetings as well as how to work as a team.<\/p>\n
The Black Student Union is an organization on campus that is part of Western\u2019s University Diversity Committee. Recently, they helped end Western\u2019s MLK Celebration Week with a slam poetry event held in Caf\u00e9 Allegro.<\/p>\n
Courtney Briscoe, a senior psychology major, has been a part of the Black Student Union for three years and is now president of the organization.<\/p>\n
\"\"\u201cThe Black Student Union is a student organization that works to promote diversity around campus as well as social issues. It is meant to be a fun and welcoming environment where all members of [Western] can go to to talk,\u201d said Briscoe.<\/p>\n
She wanted to be very clear that this club is not exclusive, \u201cOne thing I want people to know about BSU is that you do not have to be black to be a part of it. Being part of a small ethnic group here we like to see other members of the [Western] community attend. It’s nice to feel supported by our fellow peers.\u201d<\/p>\n
Black Student Union has meetings every Tuesday, located in the Klamath room of the Werner University Center at 4:00 p.m. Feel free to attend to learn more about Black Student Union and your fellow peers.<\/p>\n
\u201cBSU is important to me, because it gives me an environment to talk to people I identify with either ethnically or socially,\u201d said Briscoe. \u201cIt\u2019s a place where I feel welcomed and excited to go to every week! It\u2019s a place where I feel I can talk about issues that are dear to me and the community I am a part of, without feeling like my opinion is invalid.\u201d
\nTo learn more information, visit Western\u2019s website and search University Diversity Committee.<\/p>\n
Contact the author at journalcampuslife@wou.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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