SGA Graphic | Graphic by Lauren McDowell | The Wright State Guardian
The Student Government Association met on Tuesday, Feb. 16 and presented two guest speakers to talk about Raiderthon and Black History Month and discussed various announcements.
Raiderthon
Abby Adams from Miracle Makers discussed the importance and details of the upcoming Raiderthon fundraiser, held Saturday, April 9. The event is a 12-hour dance marathon to help raise money for the Dayton Children’s Hospital. Students can learn more about Raiderthon here.
“Since the organization was first started, we have raised over $360,000 for the hospital and to put that into perspective, the hospital serves 380,000 kids every single year,” Adams said.
Black History Month and Undesign the Redline
Quatez Bernard Scott, the intercultural specialist for the Bolinga Black Cultural Resources Center, talked about Black History Month at the meeting. The center collaborated with the library for the Undesign the Redline exhibit. Scott defined the practice of redlining as a discriminatory practice where services were denied to those in “hazardous” areas often determined by race. There are various events on the Undesign the Redline webpage that students can attend. The Black Student Union is preparing for their Heritage Ball to take place on Feb. 24.
“This has happened, largely, in a lot of large cities in America, Dayton is also not immune to that,” Scott said in reference to redlining.
Announcements
The applications for SGA positions are open and students can now file petitions available on the main WINGS page.
All students are encouraged to fill out the ‘student life’ survey that was recently sent to their emails and posted on social media.
