Brock University is reminding students to be respectful this Halloween.
After a controversy in 2014 where a group of students dressed in blackface for a Halloween pub night, the school has been very vocal about racial and cultural sensitivity on October 31st.
Brock University Students’ Union want to emphasize to students that turning traditional garments into a costume is not okay, and help them make better decisions on and off campus.
Cultural appropriation takes an item that has symbolic meaning for a particular people and uses it to mock that culture or turn it into a fashion statement.
To learn more, check out Brock's Culture is not a Costume campaign.
Last night also marked the start of added security, with two dozen security staff on hand at Isaac’s as well as five dedicated Campus Security Services staff members and other BUSU and Brock supervisors.