Georgia Southern Protesters March Over Swimmer’s ‘Triggerish’ Text

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Student organizations marched on Georgia Southern University’s Statesboro campus Friday in protest of the university’s response to a student’s usage of the N-word in July, the college’s student newspaper reported.

Last summer, screenshots depicting a Georgia Southern student using the N-word in a message to her future roommate went viral.

Courtney Schaefer is a swimmer who sent the N-word to her roommate over the summer. In response to the incident, the university sent out an email informing students of the incident.

She apologized in social media posts, claiming it was a mistake by auto-correct on her phone.

“I meant to say triggerish meaning like you seemed really cool nothing that triggered a red flag!” Schaefer said according to screenshots displayed on social media. “I’m so embarrassed I apologize.”

Protesters remained outside of the pool and continued to chant while the swim meet took place. Some staged a sit-in during the meet, according to news outlets.

Peter Egede, president of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, thanked the crowd for attending the march and gave a prayer, the student newspaper reported. Following the prayer, Housey said that he plans to introduce a new proposal to the student government.

“We have to keep going,” Housey said. “The resolution I am currently set to propose to the SGA, it focuses on education, of diversity and curriculum education. You can go your entire Georgia Southern experience without having a single course in diversity and inclusion.”

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