Purdue and "Conflict Within the Ivory Tower"

I found the readings we discussed in class today very surprising. As I already realized racism existed, it seemed more real to me after reading about very recent accounts in which universities have had to deal with it. This article made this issue much more clear to me as it concerned university life, the life I am currently living. I found the raping even more surprising. It seems, in a way, like a less talked about topic than racism and I did not know it existed at such a horrible degree. I found it very disgusting that fraternity men would take turns raping the same woman, as others would stand by and watch. I also found the songs they sang very repulsive and I had no idea this existed. It really upsets me that they have such little respect for women. I have not seen anything like what we read about at Purdue. I think for the most part, people here are open to all races, and except them. Sometimes it is just the few who are not, who tend to make it look worse. I am sure there are problems at Purdue with racial interactions, although I have just not personally witnessed any yet. I think Purdue does a pretty good job of promoting diversity. As Purdue is a large college, I see many people from different cultures everyday. I also see these people learning about each other. During Boiler Gold Rush we had countless discussions and activities to promote diversity. We even had a diversity activity at my meeting for the School of Science at the beginning of the year. I think as a whole, Purdue is trying to promote positive interactions among races.