<p>For what it’s worth… aside from facts and figures… one small personal anecdote-my daughter is finishing up her freshman year at BC and I asked her about this point last weekend when she was home. She said she has never seen or heard of any racial tension/incidents on campus at any time during this first year. She has made great friends of all races, from many states and countries, and different sexual persuasions-some of whom she is dorming with next year. In her words, no disrespect intended, “the most loved person in my dorm is a gay asian- the guys and girls alike simply adore this person, and on a whole, people are accepted for who they are.” </p>
<p>Also, she didn’t find the student body overly conservative much to her surprise. In fact, quite the opposite! On move in day, when she found out there was a nun living on the guys floor above her she winced… but she fell in love with her as did the guys on the floor and believe me I know there was NO damper on social life due to those living arrangements! </p>