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

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.

 

“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.” –

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

“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.”

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

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

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

“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.”

“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” –

“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.”

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

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