The university's minidome, which has seen decades of Jaguar victories and graduations, instead hosted the Southern community in a time of sorrow.

Southern University student Caleb Wilson's death was the result of an alleged off-campus Omega Psi Phi hazing incident, Baton Rouge police said.

Wilson’s family and loved ones, state and local officials and community members were in attendance. A public memorial was held at Southern University in honor of student Caleb Wilson.