After being restricted to only online events in 2020 and this past spring, the Black Student Union (BSU) is reinvigorating Concordia University Chicago’s social event calendar.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hosted a few events last year,\u201d said BSU president Jaylen Tucker, a junior. \u201cI didn\u2019t really like the online events because there wasn\u2019t too much interaction.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 30, BSU hosted a \u201cBringing Back the 90s\u201d event in the South Gymnasium. The BSU hosted a previous Halloween party in 2019, but due to the pandemic, the club couldn’t continue the tradition in 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were just trying to have a stable event for the BSU,\u201d said Tucker. \u201cIt has been a few years since that has happened, so it was definitely time for another one.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students were encouraged to wear 1990s attire. In addition, the BSU provided pizza and drinks. \u201cWe figured since it is Halloween, and people like to dress old-school, why not do a 90s theme?\u201d said Tucker.<\/p>\n
The Halloween party was not the only event hosted by BSU this semester. The club hosted an intramural flag football game on Oct. 17 in Cougar Stadium. BSU also hosted a movie night on Oct. 5 showing the premiere of the new rendition of the horror film Candyman, <\/em>written by Jordan Peele.<\/p>\n \u201cThese events really emphasize the black culture,\u201d said BSU vice president Jaylen Glass, a junior. \u201cOur events are not only fun and entertaining, but they actually teach you something about our culture as well.\u201d<\/p>\n The BSU’s multiple in-person events have made a positive impact on campus life at CUC. \u201cLast year, I tried joining BSU, and it was kind of weird due to COVID and everything,\u201d said sophomore and current BSU member Martin Egbo. \u201cHowever, the meetings and events that I have gone to this year have been really fun, and I have gotten the chance to meet a lot of new people.\u201d<\/p>\n The organization, which has 55 members, has also worked diligently to ensure that their activities feel inclusive. \u201cThe first thing I do is I always say these events are open to everyone and the public,\u201d said Tucker. \u201cThese events are not just for the BSU, but for the whole campus.\u201d<\/p>\n For example, the BSU often coordinates with the Latino Student Union (LSU) to put on bigger social gatherings. \u201cWe do partner with LSU a lot,\u201d said Tucker. \u201cI talk to their president quite a bit, and we brainstorm ideas for upcoming events.\u201d<\/p>\n Check out bulletin boards around campus and your inbox to find out about upcoming BSU and LSU-sponsored activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After being restricted to only online events in 2020 and this past spring, the Black Student Union (BSU) is reinvigorating Concordia University Chicago’s social event calendar. \u201cWe hosted a few events last year,\u201d said BSU president Jaylen Tucker, a junior. \u201cI didn\u2019t really like the online events because there wasn\u2019t too much interaction.\u201d On the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life","category-concordia-news","category-life-culture"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spectator.cuchicago.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}