African Students United organizes game night – DU Clarion

Photo credit: Theodora Boateng

On Tuesday, October 1, African Students United, or ASU, held their second event of the year at the Community Commons: game night. The evening started with attendees helping themselves to additional Wingstop, soda and chips.

The first game played was Mafia, which assigned three hitmen, three victims, and one doctor (who could save a victim or himself). It is up to the unassigned players to discover the identity of the killers. In the end, only one of the killers was correctly discovered; the others who were able to fly under the radar received candy as a reward.

The next game played was musical chairs, accompanied by a large number of African songs. A retake was necessary for the two finalists due to seat problems.

The last match of the evening was African Family Feud; members were divided into two groups. The first person to reach the buzzer (a chair with a bowl on it) was the first to answer the questions. At the end of the evening, everyone received a piece of candy for their participation.

Photo credit: Theodora Boateng

Karima, a sophomore computer science major, said she is part of African Students United, “…because it is one of two black clubs on campus and I try to be a part of both.”

Then she admitted, “I went to game night because of Wingstop — I’m not going to lie.” But it was fun. I learned a new game.”

Photo credit: Theodora Boateng

CJ Wanki, a second-year computer science major with a minor in marketing and the webmaster of African Students United, explained that the group organized this event tonight as “a fun, interactive, activity-based event so members could get to know each other. other better.”

The goal of African Students United is to create community with and cater to the African and Black students who attend the University of Denver because they feel the population is quite small and want to bring everyone together.

Toluwani Babs-Ajayi, ASU marketing officer and third-year psychology major with minors in computer science and electrical engineering, said ASU’s goal for this year is to collaborate with other student organizations on campus, including the Black Student Alliance. One thing that is strongly emphasized is that you do not have to be African or Black to participate in ASU’s events.

“Everyone is really welcome. We want to advocate for anyone who has an African connection… and use our platform to raise voices and advocate for African issues,” said President Bethy Abera, a third-year psychology major with minors in computer science and human healthcare systems.