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Vox Pop: “What race do you identify with and how do you feel your race is represented on campus?”

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CSUSB has been ranked one of the most diverse campuses in the nation, yet the different races on this campus feel there is room for improvement.

 

Tanner Christian, Kinesiology, 23

“We stick together as a whole since the percentage of African Americans is only 4 or 5 perent…we do a lot of programs to represent our culture and our passion for what we love as African Americans on campus.” –

Addeline Allen, History, 19

“It is important for race to be represented on campus so that everyone is included and not left out.”

Kameron Pyant, English, 21

“Being black on a college campus and not being able to express yourself or be who you are because of the system that was set not to succeed.”

Alyssa Alvarez, English, 23

“I’ve always been viewed as not college worthy because of my race and gender but it would be important to deteriorate that factor.”

Jon’nea Dukes, Business Marketing, 19

“I feel like we are not represented enough on campus but we are doing good with what we’ve got.” –

Justin Wells, Psychology, 21

“To make students feel included is why it’s important to have race representation on campus.”

Kyle Greene, Cyber Security, 23

“I do see the effort to give us love and representation but it is not as heavy as other clubs or other groups of ethnicities on campus.”

Monique Diaz Medina, Math, 23

“It is important to be comfortable in my own skin, no matter how far back my heritage is, it is also important to see other people’s perspectives” –

Nick Flowers, Child Development, 22

“I don’t feel like we are taken seriously and we don’t really have a voice…at the end of the day we’re all students and I feel like all students should be treated equal.”

Princess Jackson, Health Science, 21

“I’m African-American and I feel like we are not being represented enough on this campus.”

Skyler Winding, Kinesiology, 20

“It is important that everyone has a community available and that they feel they are not alone.”

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