Students speak out about APARC closure
From the Daily Free Press-Boston University students gathered Monday night at a town hall meeting hosted by the People of Color Coalition to address the closure of the African Presidential Archives and Research Center.
The APARC, which serves as a place for African leaders to explore issues about the continent, will close on June 30 as a result of a lack of funds to sustain the center, The Daily Free Press reported on Wednesday.
“It’s clearly a very important issue that’s going on right now that students have to make, so it’s imperative that we act swiftly,” said Noor Toraif, an organizer with POCC and a junior in the College of Arts and Sciences, during the town hall.
About 40 students attended the meeting at the Photonics Center to brainstorm ways to advocate to keep the center open and show the university that they do not agree with the decision to close the center.
Kimberly Barzola, also a coordinator in POCC, said the center’s closure will be a “devastating blow” to African scholarship at BU. The story continues here at http://dailyfreepress.com/2015/04/28/bu-students-speak-out-against-african-presidential-center-close/