Racist NDSU Snapchat group brought to light by Black Lives Matter members

FARGO — Several North Dakota State University students are in hot water for being a part of what the university is calling a racist group on the social media app Snapchat. The group is made up of mostly white students, and the name of the group includes a Black racial slur. A message shared by one of the group members said, “We’re not racist, we just prefer white people.” A member of Fargo-Moorhead’s Black Lives Matter chapter, who wanted to remain anonymous, said these words struck a sour chord with her and her friends. “It was just really disturbing knowing that they’re adults, and they know the kind of consequences that happen with saying things like that,” she said in a phone interview. Casey Peterson, NDSU’s dean of students, caught wind of this group about a month ago, and dealt with the NDSU students involved immediately. “We occasionally get things like this, and it hurts,” Peterson said. When F-M Black Lives Matter shared the Snapchat group on its Instagram page, it included photos of some of the students involved, and one of those students responded to the post, saying he was guilty by association, and the group was intended as…
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