Last week, Campus Housing distributed goodie bags that had sugar skulls printed on them to their Resident Assistant Leaders. Thursday, I visited the Bursar’s office, which was covered in hand-colored sugar skulls and multi-colored tissue paper banners. Later that day, the media storm blew up — and rightfully so — after several students noticed President Ramsey provided and wore stereotypical Mexican garb at a staff party he and his wife hosted. But our Editor in Chief Olivia Krauth already wrote about that one.
My point is: this is a pattern. What does that say about our administration’s understanding of cultural appropriation?