Maureen B. Cavanaugh

The Compton Cookout was an off-campus event organized by several fraternities and hosted by several University of California, San Diego (UCSD) students; it was held on February 15, 2010. The party, which gained national attention, was intended to mock and ridicule Black History Month. Attendees were invited to wear costumes that stereotyped minorities living in ghettos, particularly African Americans.