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Subject: Re: Segregated housing at UD Author: Tywanda Howie [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 06:38:21 05/02/02 Thu In reply to: Latoya Griffith 's message, "Segregated housing at UD" on 22:41:42 05/01/02 Wed The reason that many minorities live on Laird Campus is by choice. Laird Campus is mostly upper classmen housing, therefore a majority of the people who live here have selected on their own. Many minorities chose to do so because of the scarce population on minorities on this campus and the desire to be close to familiarity and likeliness. As for freshman year, and the abundance of minorities on West Campus, that is a result of the housing selection process designed by UD. Even though faculty and boards claim that everything is random, it does not add up that a handle full of minorities live between south and east campus, while the majority our housed on west. My freshman year 13 blacks lived on my one floor, although this may be above the norm, only 1 black resided on south campus last year. apparently something is going on. additionally there was, atleast when i applied for housing as a freshman, an option to select if you feel comfortable living around certain people etc... so even though it seems that minorites are segregated and cluster to a certain area, it may very well be that majorities choose to live amongst their own as well. if it is the fact that minorities did want to segregate themselves, wouldnt they opt to live in MLK housing in Ray Street? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Segregated housing at UD Author: Michelle Guobadia [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:20:02 05/02/02 Thu I think the reson so many black people live on Laird is not just for the social aspect and the family feel, but rather for prefrence. Mnay black student on this yard like having their own bathroom(Towers) or share their bathroom with limited people (Pencader and Ray Street)...However we must consider the soical aspects...many of us are not putlling good and repectable grades due for our need for constant social interaction. Have you seen the Tower's commons on any given night??...It looks like a HBCU and we all know it;s not condusive to a proper study environment. I agree with what Jen Davis said: we're here for our education and the social aspect should be secondary to that only after you have established a good habits and your grades are above C level....We do miss out on a whole other world when we segregate ourselves on UD's yard...Did you know Perkins food court was banging???? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]