On Tuesday, Oct. 1. at the Community Commons, African Students United, or ASU, held their second event of the year — game night. The night started with the attendees helping themselves to complementary Wingstop, soda and chips. 

The first game played was Mafia, where three assassins, three victims and one doctor (who may save a victim or themselves) were assigned. It’s up to the non-assigned players to narrow down the identity of the assassins. In the end, only one of the assassins was correctly found out; the others who were able to fly under the radar were given candy as a reward. 

The next game played was musical chairs, accompanied by a multitude of African songs. A rematch was needed for the two finalists because of some difficulties with the chair. 

The last game of the night was African Family Feud; members were split into two groups. Whoever was able to reach the buzzer (a chair with a container on top) first got the first chance to answer the questions. At the end of the night, everyone got some candy for their participation.

Photo credit: Theodora Boateng

Karima, a second-year computer science major, expressed that she is a part of African Students United, “…because it is one of two Black clubs on campus and I try to be a part of both.” 

She then admitted, “I went to the game night because of Wingstop — I’m not gonna lie. But it was fun. I learned a new game.”

C.J. Wanki, a second-year computer science major who is minoring in marketing and the webmaster for African Students United, explained that the group held this event tonight as, “a fun, interactive activity-based event so that members could get to know each other better.” 

African Students United’s purpose is to create a community with and cater to the African and Black students that attend the University of Denver, since they feel that the population is pretty small and want to bring everyone together. 

Toluwani Babs-Ajayi, ASU’s marketing officer who is a third-year psychology major with minors in computer sciences and electrical engineering, said that ASU’s goal for this year is to collaborate with other student organizations on campus, one being the Black Student Alliance. One thing that is highly emphasized is that you do not need to be African or Black to participate in ASU’s events. 

“Everyone is genuinely welcomed. We want to advocate for everybody who has an African connection…and use our platform to uplift voices and to advocate for African issues,” said President Bethy Abera, a third-year psychology major with minors in computer science and human health systems.