Racism at UCSC

lestrange009
Mon, 16 May 2011 11:36:23 +0000

Hi :-),
I will be attending next year and I wanted to dorm in Stevenson or Cowell but I am afraid of the racism (due to the graffiti). I am an African-American girl who grew up in a predominantly white town. I feel conflicted because I have never really gotten along with “black” people to begin with–I love them of course but most of my friends happen to be white or Asian. I also want to avoid conflict so I’m debating Oakes–even though I really do not wish to live there.

What do you guys think?