Recent racist displays spark Southwestern University student protest

Students ask administration to take actions

  • Southwestern University students hold signs that read "End white supremacy" and "Cut the act. Take Action," at a protest Wednesday, February 22. Photo by Katherine Anthony
    Southwestern University students hold signs that read "End white supremacy" and "Cut the act. Take Action," at a protest Wednesday, February 22. Photo by Katherine Anthony
  • DeVonte Rogers speaks to those gathered during the protest February 22.
    DeVonte Rogers speaks to those gathered during the protest February 22.
  • Students gather for a protest February 22.
    Students gather for a protest February 22.

    Over 250 Southwestern University students gathered Wednesday, February 22, to protest the university’s response — or what some consider a lack thereof — to three recent and public displays of racism on campus. 

    “We’re protesting the university’s lack of response to the racist incidents that have happened on campus this whole [academic] year,” Rachel Thompson, a senior and president of the Coal…