By Likhitha Butchireddygari
The Chronicle
April 26, 2018
“A remarkable similarity exists between the demands of the Vigil Class of 1968, the demands made by black students the next year and the demands made by student protesters every few years since then, including in 2016 and 2018,” the letter reads.
In 2016, students who were a part of Duke Students and Workers in Solidarity (DSWS) took over the Allen Building after The Chronicle published articles about Executive Vice President Tallman Trask III hitting a black parking attendant and complaints of racial discrimination in the Parking and Transportation Services department. They issued a list of seven demands.