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THON, an annual fundraiser at Penn State that raises money to help kids suffering from cancer, is too white according to some student leaders. "Seeing those involved with THON, I thought, 'Where’s the diversity? As time passed, I came to the realization that THON wasn’t made for people of color," one student leader explained in an attempt to shift the spotlight away from children with cancer and on to woke leftist campus issues.
THON, an annual fundraiser at Penn State that raises money to help kids suffering from cancer, is too white according to some student leaders. "Seeing those involved with THON, I thought, 'Where’s the diversity? As time passed, I came to the realization that THON wasn’t made for people of color," one student leader explained in an attempt to shift the spotlight away from children with cancer and on to woke leftist campus issues.
This letter was written by Jeanelle Loiseau, a fifth-year studying biochemistry and molecular biology at Penn State. She currently serves as the chief of staff for the University Park Undergraduate
Penn State is acknowledging and honoring the advocacy of the 2001 Black Caucus with a plaque installed next to the staircase inside the HUB-Robeson Center's lawn entrance. An official dedication ceremony for the plaque, which commemorates the Village sit-in that took place in the HUB in April 2001, was held on Dec. 3.