Booster Shot: Admin cancels Carnival, BSU students protest

It's a beautiful thing when we fight for what we believe in.  When you're a student, it seems to be the pefect time to figure out what matters to you, and start learning how to make a difference.  Ten days ago on November 17th, a group of Caribbean students at Binghamton University took matters into their own hands after the administration unilaterally made the decision to cancel its annual Carnival Night event.  This event may even be one of the largest events to showcase soca music on a U.S. college campus.  Check out this article below to find out what happened and why...

Source: Binghamton University Pipe Dream

Peaceful rally held after cancellation of Caribbean event

Author: Melissa Bykofsky News Editor 

Published: November 17, 2009

Teressa Pace/Photo Editor

Hundreds of students peacefully marched from the New University Union to the library fountain Friday, sending a message to administration that they will not be silenced in the fight for the Carribean Student Association's annual carnival.

The Carnival, an annual event slated for the week of Nov. 7, was placed on indefinite hiatus by Binghamton University officials two days before the end of the previous spring semester because of security issues.

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Love and Carnival,

Nurse Karen