In 1973 an email, addressed to All Department Chairmen and Faculty, was sent from the Black Student Union . In the document the BSU members detail their request to be actively involved in the recruitment of Black Faculty. Analysis In this document, it is evident that the BSU wanted to have a more active role […]
“a racist institution, full of bigotry and hatred that makes it impossible for black students to come to this campus ” – Elizabeth Patterson, CC ’74 Denver Post Colorado Springs Bureau Criticism of Policies: Mass Resignations Threatened In an article titled “Blacks Criticize Policies at Colo. College” that appeared in the Denver Post Colorado Spring […]
In the 2001 issue of the Catalyst’s April Fools edition (released Friday March 29th) an article titled “Niggalodean”, playing with the name Nickelodeon (a children’s tv show), was published. This particular article generated polarizing reactions from not only the black students and other student’s of color at the college but also parent’s of students at the college. Discussion Section The opinion pieces […]
Context When the topic of racial segregation comes up, the American South is often highlighted as the place where it was most rife but a place like Colorado which is situated in the West was not completely isolated from issues of race that permeated throughout the nation. In fact, Kelly Jensen, in an article she […]
