In my particular case, I do not see the topics covered in our reading at Purdue. I have not experienced a single incident involving racism or descrimination against females. The most prominent area that I see at Purdue is homophobia. Nearly every day I hear people directly or indirectly making fun of homosexuals. But even in this case, I have never seen the harrassment escalate into violence. As we discussed in class, certain sororities and fraternities do show racial/gender discriminance. But even though chants and signs may be unacceptable, I have not even heard of racial/gender violence like those we read about in the passage. Although significant evidense suggests that these problems occur at nearly every university, I have seen little evidense of this at Purdue.

Purdue University does a very good job at promoting diversity. Although African American numbers are somewhat low, Purdue has several ways in which they promote diversity. First, the campus has formed a wide range of cultural centers and clubs. In just the small area I cover walking to class each day I pass the Black Cultural Center and the Islamic Center. Also, Purdue does a very good job accepting students from out of the country. The percent of out of country students is one of the highest in the nation. In addition, Purdue attempts to promote acceptance of different cultures through teaching. For instance, during the first week of Boiler Gold Rush the university invited several speakers to present cultural diversity performances which were created to help students gain perspective. Purdue does a very good job of promoting diversity.