yes

I have never had the notion that Purdue was a very racist campus. I grew up going to public schools where I was the majority most of the time. I did not really see race until middle school. At that age, people would just fight if they were looked at wrong. I do not see that at Purdue. Walking the streets I do not feel that I make harsh judgments of people on the color of their skin. The people that seem to upset me the most are white people. Although, I had quite an up waking this Monday. I am part of the pro-life club here at Purdue and we happened to be having a conference/debate on the issue of abortion at the BCC (Black Culture Building). Needless to say, the whole thing turned into a big racial argument about how black women were having three times as many abortions based on their race. This shook me pretty hard because it was my first experience of serious racial tension in college. Purdue does not really promote diversity very well. The campus is pretty much based on everybody just doing their own thing. In class today, we had the discussion of the sororities and frats that were all white or black. By having so many of these houses around campus, it is easy to tell who their friends will be. When I started classes here at Purdue it seemed really laid back and did not appear that there was going to be any racial instances like what I had back home.