{"id":87149,"date":"2020-02-24T18:48:42","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T00:48:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=87149&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=87149"},"modified":"2020-02-28T15:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T21:31:13","slug":"qs-on-the-quad-south-carolina-state-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/qs-on-the-quad-south-carolina-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#8217;s on the Quad: South Carolina State University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Samone Blair and Emine Y\u00fccel<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The majority of the South Carolina State, a historically black university, students surveyed by Medill School\u2019s Q\u2019s on the Quad said they have been to at least one Democratic presidential candidate\u2019s local town hall.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Q&#039;s on the Quad: South Carolina State University\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/394538543?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Candidates have been making visits to the two HBCUs in Orangeburg \u2014a blue city in a red state \u2014in the hopes of reaching young black voters ahead of the Feb. 29 Democratic primary in South Carolina. Students at S.C. State say former candidates Sen. Cory Booker and Sen. Kamala Harris had the most impactful visits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of candidates have come through,\u201d said Javonni Ayers, a sophomore political science major. \u201cBut most importantly, I\u2019m trying to figure out the person that is best for what my situation is as an African American woman and student.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>S.C. State students surveyed agreed that visiting HBCUs isn\u2019t the only way to reach black voters.\u201cDon\u2019t just pop up one day and just kind of show your face,\u201d said Tykeenan Jones, a senior studying mass communications. \u201cDo more.Interact with the students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many students emphasized that visits to black communities and HBCUs are crucial, but more importantly,they want to be heard and they want candidates to follow through on their promises in the long run.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Q&#8217;s on the Quad followed in the footsteps of Democratic presidential candidates by visiting South Carolina State University. 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