by Alex Cortez| Staff Writer| [email protected]
Sept. 4, 2019
When the Rodda Hall South first-floor men’s restroom was found defaced last year with racist graffiti, including swastikas and hate speech that targeted African-Americans, students took it upon themselves to shut down the restroom in order to have their voices heard.
Since then, the Cultural Awareness Center and the Student Associated Council (SAC) started the “Your Voice, Your Power” series, which returned to campus Tuesday, Sept. 3.
The first dialogue of the fall 2019 semester drew about 25 students to the main campus Quad. The topic was “Creating a Community at SCC” and it was filled with a light-hearted discussion that focused on how to get students more involved in on-campus activities and services.
SAC Vice President Sheku Baryoh welcomed the crowd to the event.
“This is a kind of dialogue, so if you have any concerns, you can express them freely here,” said Bryoh. “This is a safe zone, and whatever your concerns are, they will be relayed back to the president who will get back to the students at an appropriate time.”
Acting President Albert Garcia opened the forum and said that it was an opportunity to show students a part of City College culture—their voices.
“Everybody at the college—be they administrators, classified professionals, or faculty—and I’m thinking especially students, have a voice here,” Garcia said, “a very important voice in terms of letting all of us know what you’re thinking, what’s on your mind, and telling us about your experiences.”
The conversation was based around five questions: Where do you like to hang out on campus and why? Where do you go to get help? When you have a problem? How can we get you more involved? Have you ever attended an event on campus, and how do you feel welcomed?
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The conversation prompted ideas from attendees about how to promote student participation ranging from E-Sports to bringing well-known musicians to campus and helping students finding the right resources.
One issue brought up was that students did not have enough exposure to campus events and activities.
One student, who said that she didn’t know what any of the clubs were, suggested that there could be more information about clubs on campus.
Another student, Genesis Dionisio who’s a computer science major said that the forum was amazing but offered one suggestion.
“I think the biggest thing for a community like this to make big changes is for everyone to know about it,” said Dionisio. “Stuff like this, stuff like workshops. Anything that our students do that is worthwhile to be visible to everyone in an extremely easy way.”
He finished by saying that he had come to the “Your Voice, Your Power” forum by chance and that if he hadn’t walked in that direction, he wouldn’t have been there.
According to City College’s website, the next “Your Voice, Your Power” events will be Oct. 1, on Microaggressions and Stereotypes and will conclude Nov. 5 with a dialogue on Mental Health Support.
