USG releases internal demographic report

The Ohio State Undergraduate Student Government released an internal demographic report Monday after students expressed concern that USG is not accurately representative of minority groups at Ohio State.

During a rally in November called #OSU2Mizzou, black students and allies marched and held a sit-in to show solidarity with protesters at the University of Missouri who were pushing for the removal of their university president after racially targeted events. OSU student organizers held a sit-in at the Ohio Union and would not leave until a list of demands were negotiated with administration and USG. The demands called for acknowledgement of anti-black racism on OSU’s campus, along with a statement that students wanted an internal demographic report of USG. USG publicly agreed to create the report in a press release and tweet.

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