Social life?

teriwtt
Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:40:20 +0000

But even if the numbers were stronger, the description of the student population as “somewhat narrow” would give me pause. Teriwtt, what do you mean by “somewhat narrow?” Do you mean the campus is more homogenous with respect to factors other than racial diversity?



I communicated that message wrong. What I meant to say is that, to an outsider just visiting for the day, it might ‘appear’ that the campus is somewhat narrow in regards to accepting diversity, just based on numbers of black students you might see walking on campus.

I will also say that of the many times I’ve now been on campus, and eaten in both the GQ and Garden Room, I’ve never seen a table of just black kids… ever.

Look, I’m not trying to talk you into something that you’re obviously uncomfortable with, but I would be saying the same thing to anyone who states they want their child to experience diversity, and directs the child toward schools that have higher numbers of blacks and other UMs, but they might have little to no interaction with each other. If the numbers are bigger, but they’re all segregated, haven’t you missed the purpose for directing them toward those schools?