African Student Association active at MU again

After two year hiatus, the organization has returned to campus

By Erin Howard erin.howard@marquette.edu

After a two-year pause, the African Student Association is resuming operations on Marquette’s campus.

While it is unclear what exactly led to the organization’s and heritage, and I felt like the rest of the campus needed to experience it as well,” Fessahaye said. “So, I decided it was my responsibility to bring it back into fruition.” and gathering information on what these students wish to see the organization accomplish. For Awosika, it’s important to her that ASA eventually host fashion show, so we want to bring that back,” Awosika said. “We’re really just hoping we can continue old traditions while also starting our own new ones.”

To create an organization on campus, Marquette requires students to get their organization approved by the Office of Engagement and Inclusion, as well as training sessions to inform the organization on Marquette policies and procedures.

Awosika also said that she is looking forward to ASA once again being a source for students to go to in order to educate themselves on African culture, history and heritage.

With white students making up 67% of the university’s undergraduate population, access to learn about things.”

Lurit Lako, a sophomore in the College of Engineering and cochair of ASA, said a continuous goal of ASA is to ensure that students across the entire campus feel invited to join.

“It’s one thing to have a safe space for people in the African community or for people wanting to learn about the African community to go to, but it’s another thing to make those people feel welcomed and feel

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