Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: (CNN) Taylor Dumpson was elated. On May 1, she became student government president at American University -- the first African-American woman ever to hold the job. But less then 24 hours after she officially took office, her joy turned to pain. Dumpson got a message from a friend as she was on her way to campus. Bananas had been found hanging from nooses at three spots on the university's Washington campus, her friend said. One had the words "Harambe bait" scrawled on it, after the gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo for dragging a child who fell into his enclosure.At least 153 racist incidents reported on US campuses during the 2016-2017 school year, ADL saysBananas were found hanging from nooses around American University's campus in May 
 Question:All the while, _ is still striving to lead, and trying to shake off the heaviness of the hate spewed at her.

Taylor Dumpson