SHENECA SHARPE
Staff Writer
Multicultural Weekend is coming up which means many events hosted by the Center for Multicultural Affairs will take place.
One of the most popular events during that weekend is the Black Student Union Fashion Show which will be held on March 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Williams Center MPR. Tickets will be $7 for students and $10 for general admission. The Fashion Show will be directed by Jasmine Bell, a senior applied music major with a concentration in voice.
This Fashion Show is one of the events that helps bring more diversity onto Fredonia’s campus, while also showcasing the work from young and upcoming fashion designers.
“I expect to bring Fashion Week to Fredonia State. It is a chance for the campus community as a whole to experience every culture represented, not only the students of color, but everyone. It will be bigger than it’s ever been with designers coming from as near as our very campus and as far as New York City,” said Bell.
The Fashion Show is meant to express the diversity and creativity of different cultures. Their theme this year is “All Around the World,” using 5 to 6 designers to make different cultures come alive in fashion. One of the Fashion Show’s main goal is to make to make potential students feel welcomed and confident in making the decision to make Fredonia their second home.
As a director of the show, it’s a lot of pressure on Bell’s shoulders to make sure the event is a success.
“I have been going full steam coordinating this weekend in hopes to have the majority of the prospective students attend Fredonia in the Fall. I have no doubt that the Fashion Show … will be the center of conversation among the visiting students and campus community,” said Bell.
Helping Bell with the Fashion Show is Maimouna Sylla, a senior social work major and the president of BSU.
Sylla is also feeling some of the pressure of helping with the Fashion Show, but continues to feel positive as the day comes closer.
“I feel that as students of color in Fredonia, we make it our mission to reach out to other students of color and make them feel comfortable in an institution that is predominately white. This weekend will be no different. Fredonia is going to welcome high school students onto our campus, we will make it our duty to give them the best weekend of their life and to also show them that if they do decide to attend Fredonia, they will have the support of the Black Student Union and all the other student groups of color on this campus,” said Sylla.
Every year there’s a new host, usually someone that most students will recognize from social media or television. This year it will be Kwaylon “blameitonkway” Rogers, who received his recognition from his skits on Instagram and eventually received worldwide fame from those short videos.
This year’s fashion show will be bringing a lot of interesting and diverse looks and people together, so be sure to get a ticket and encourage prospective students to make Fredonia their home away from home.