Activists for Equality

USD Hosts Candlelight Vigil to Honor the Life of Non-Binary Student Nex Benedict

March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Juliana Oltmanns0Tagged Activists for Equality, Candlelight Vigil, LGBTQ+, Nex Benedict, non-binary, Phoebe Smith, Sage Corvus, Spectrum, The U.S. Department of Education

On Wednesday February 28, USD’s Activists for Equality alongside Spectrum: Gender and Sexuality Alliance held a candlelight vigil to honor the life of an Oklahoma non-binary student, Nex Benedict. Benedict was a 16-year-old Owasso High School student who passed away this past month after an altercation broke out between themselves and their peers in a […]

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Student Club Honors Women’s History Month

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 Allison Horkey0Tagged Activists for Equality, event, MUC, MUC Pit, Women's History Month

In celebration of Women’s History Month, a new student organization, Activists for Equality, hosted their first event, a trivia night in the MUC pit on March 6. Anna Bottesini, president of Activists for Equality, said she was excited to host the first event. “(The event is) just to inform people about the impact women have […]

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