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Volume 117
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• The Truth Must Bear All Light •
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It is hard for us black men to do things we want. It is almost a sense of harassment and has, unfortunately, become part of our daily lives.” Travis Bonaparte Junior corporate business communication major
Photos by Xavier Ortega | Northern Star
Computer science major Andy writes in blue chalk “Mike Brown grabbed an officer’s gun, robbed a convenient store and stole a box of cigars. Cops: 1. Thugs: 0,” next to a green chalk outline of Michael Brown’s noon Thursday outside of Cole Hall. Brown, an unarmed, black teenager, was killed by Officer Darren Wilson Aug. 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri. Wilson was responding to reports of a convenience store theft and linked Brown to the crime. After an altercation between the two, Brown ran towards Wilson, who responded by firing his gun, hitting Brown at least six times, according to an Aug. 10, 2015, New York Times article.
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DeKALB | Chalk outlines of African-Americans who have been killed by police officers were drawn throughout campus Thursday to raise awareness of what some believe is police brutality.
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It is sad that these people died. It is just that some people are not informed about what actually happened [in Ferguson].” Andy Computer science major
On Tuesday, Keith Lamont Scott, 43, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was fatally shot by a police officer, igniting a mass protest in Charlotte, according to a Friday CNN article. Members of the Black Student Union took to the sidewalks of NIU in their own protest as an attempt to make students aware of the people who helped spark the Black Lives Matter movement, which gained momentum after the shooting death by a white police officer of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin, 17, of Miami Gardens, Florida, on Feb. 26, 2012. “[Black Student Union] thanks
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you all for the support of #ProjectOutline,” the Black Student Union wrote in a tweet Sept. 22. The outlines were drawn mostly near the Holmes Student Center and the bus turnaround and featured messages of #BlackLivesMatter and #ProjectOutline. “It is hard for us black men to do things we want,” said Travis Bonaparte, junior corporate business communication major and fashion merchandising minor. “It is almost a sense of harassment and has, unfortunately, become part of our daily lives.” While some students appreciated the project, others used chalk to write comments in opposition of the project next to the outlines. Next to the outlined body of Michael Brown, 18, of Ferguson, Missouri, computer science major Andy wrote “Mike Brown grabbed an officer’s gun, robbed a convenient store and stole a box of cigars. Cops: 1. Thugs: 0.” Andy declined to disclose his last name or year in school. One student, who did not want to disclose identification, disgusted with Andy’s comment, spat on it. Brown was an unarmed, black teenager who was fatally shot by
Officer Darren Wilson, according to a Aug. 10, 2015, New York Times article. Wilson was responding to reports of a convenience store theft. Surveillance footage shows Brown stealing Cigarillos from a Ferguson liquor store. After leaving the liquor store, Wilson stops Brown, as he fit the description of the theft suspect. After an altercation between the two, Brown ran toward Wilson, who responded by firing his gun. Documentation does not state that Brown grabbed Wilson’s gun, according to the article. “It is sad that these people died,” Andy said. “It is just that some people are not informed about what actually happened [in Ferguson].”
Diversity dialogue “Defamation: The Play,” explores issues of race, gender, class and the law to challenge preconceived notions. The audience will be the jury for the case via post-show discussions. When: 6 p.m. Thursday Where: Holmes Student Center, Carl Sandburg Auditorium
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Gaming shop hosts prerelease
The Gaming Goat, 229 E. Lincoln Highway, gathered about 30 people Friday night for the prerelease of “Magic: The Gathering’s” new card set, “Kaladesh.” Read more about the event on Page 7.