Diversity and Other Issues

I was totally astounded by the things that were discussed in the reading. I have never heard of such things or been around them. I know about the KKK and rape and I realize they are both still around and are a serious problem. However, here at Purdue I have not seen any such things. It is hard for me to imagine someone being so degrading, selfish, close-minded, and prejudiced as the people in this text were. I cannot even begin to fathom a situation where people are sitting around cheering on a guy who is raping a girl. I have witnessed racial stereotypes here, however they were nothing to the extremities of these stories. I argue that Purdue does a very good job of making its campus diverse. Compared to other universities Purdue is amazingly diverse, especially with its Asian population. Purdue could be more diverse, but really it’s the students that decide that.
In class we were talking about how fraternities and sororities receive special treatment and can get away with things. Then athletes were brought up. That was very interesting to me because I have seen that first hand. My high school basketball team went 23-2 last year and I was and still am dating the “star” of that team. The guys had a losing season the year before, but it was amazing as soon as they started winning just how they received such a different treatment. They could walk around school whenever, get away with pretty much anything, they got free shoes, shirts, and warm ups. They definitely live the life.