I sent an email to the Black Women of Achievement today regarding their hair show. Individual messages sent yesterday to former ASUO Executive Emily McLain and BWA Director Ashleigh Callier-Wells have not yet been responded to. Here’s the letter:

Dear Black Women of Achievement,
My name is CJ Ciaramella. I’m the editor-in-chief of the Oregon Commentator, a student publication of the University of Oregon. If you don’t mind, I had a couple of questions for you regarding the hair show for which you received $64,050 in student money.

Could you describe what kind of event the hair show will be?

Is it the same thing as your Ethnic Hair Care Day, scheduled for Nov. 5, which will give students the opportunity “get educated on ways to handle that stringy, tangled, nappy hair that is either damaged by color, or dryness”?

How exactly is the $64,050 being used for the hair show?

Was the over-realized request for the hair show brought before the ASUO Senate by Ashleigh Callier-Wells?

If so, was Callier-Wells a student at the time?

I’m sorry if it sounds like I’m prying, but I’m really quite interested. This sounds like it will be a great hair show, considering its budget is bigger than the entire combined operating budgets of the Oregon Commentator, the Oregon Voice and the Student Insurgent. Thanks,

CJ Ciaramella
Editor-in-Chief, Oregon Commentator

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