Both Wigglesworth and Cobson said that members of their groups, BSA and BMF, respectively, were upset by the decision.

According to Wigglesworth, BSA plans to release a statement responding to the decision in the coming days, and she said she anticipates the group will hold related events after Thanksgiving break. She said some group members have already chosen to boycott Black Friday to protest economic injustice against black communities or companies who she said supported the “prison-industrial complex”—all actions the BSA would advocate for.

Cobson said that while BMF has not finalized their response, it plans to take yet-unspecified actions to raise awareness on campus and provide a space for its members to process their feelings about the decision.

Wigglesworth added, however, that she hopes groups outside the black community would take action and reflect on the decision.

“This is everybody’s problem,” Wigglesworth said. “I hope this school realizes that this isn’t a black issue, and if you see only black people speaking on the issue, call on that, and question [that].”

—Staff writer Quynh-Nhu Le can be reached at quynhnhu.le@thecrimson.com.