All by Destiny Smith
Going to a home basketball game is considered a USC Aiken tradition that all students must partake in…so why don’t we sit together?
“Southern literature and African American literature track very closely together…I think that one of the primary issues that we see dramatized and discussed in southern literary expression are things about race…” -Hagstette on how his English class relates to African American history
Growing up in the Black community there are deeply rooted stereotypes for how one should carry themselves and if one doesn’t abide by these conformities, they’re faced with criticism.
Dr. Melencia Johnson is a sociology professor at USC Aiken and teaches various courses including Sociology of Delinquent Youth Behavior and Sociology of Black Experience.
“It was a hit with the students, it was a hit with the alum, it was a hit with the campus…it brought a lot of people back for homecoming” -Dr. Hodges on the outcome of the first tailgate held