The Student Government Black Caucus continues to work on initiatives after a recent change in leadership and hopes to boost membership in semesters to come.
The resolution to create the caucus, which was passed in an SG Senate meeting March 2, received a 32-11-2 roll call vote after a heated debate, which lasted more than two hours.
This semester, Roben West, SG senator for the College of Humanitites and Social Sciences and caucus chair, said the SGBC is continuing to focus on the issue of the Greek stole for commencement exercises.
“From my understanding, Greek stoles may no longer be worn at commencement exercises, and we feel that the issue can and will directly affect black Greeks at LSU,” she said.
West said another initiative of the caucus is improving their relationship with other black organizations on campus.
As far as accomplishments, West credits the honoring of A. P. Tureaud’s efforts in African American attendance at the University as the caucus’s most notable achievement.
On April 12, the official SGBC Facebook page stated before the event, “The LSU Student Government Black Caucus will be there to commend A.P. Tureaud Jr. for his journey of justice as living history of the integration and black experience of