Columbus Day controversy on campus
Both Denver’s inner city and the CU campus saw political activity from Oct. 5-7 over increasing controversies surrounding what is usually considered a standard holiday: Columbus Day.
Adults and students marched out of work and school to rally against what they consider a holiday of genocide and a celebration of colonization. While Denver’s protesters camped out at the city’s annual Columbus Day parade, a group of nearly 50 CU students gathered around the UMC.
Juan Stewart, a senior international affairs major and one of the main organizers for CU’s rally, shared his view of the explorer.
“In English, his name is Christopher Columbus, but where I come from – I’m originally from Guatemala – we call him Crist
