Deena Prichep’s “A Campus More Colorful Than Reality: Beware That College Brochure”(National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition, December 29, 2013) is a small article that shines light on a problem dealing with how College brochures target and sell diversity to attract more students, to seem more diverse and most importantly “miss the mark” on diversity. Prichep talks about how a picture of an African American student by the name of Diallo Shabazz was photoshopped on the cover of an Admissions booklet. “Shabazz remembered seeing a cover shot of students at a football game. But he’d never been to a football game” said Prichep when interviewing Shabazz. The article focuses on whether or not this action taken by hundred of colleges, not only this
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The present-day world presents similar problems. Looking at it from a bigger point of view, this article could have been to point out that with one topic or idea, people can have a lot difference in opinion. In this modern present-day world there are difference in opinion in things such as DACA being removed, Gay-rights, political views, and even simple as a difference in “what’s a better food.” When mentioning these things, as human beings we naturally tend to try to pick a side that you favor because every person wants what they like better and what they think is right, in doing this, these things could cause arguments between two people and even as big as a Country. As an Asian-American immigrant who recently became citizen, and having experienced problems regarding racism I thought it was disrespectful of the school to paste his face onto the cover. Although it may not break any legal issues, I think it breaks the non-written rule on respect. When I want to be represented, I want to be represented as myself not a version of myself people would like to
The present-day world presents similar problems. Looking at it from a bigger point of view, this article could have been to point out that with one topic or idea, people can have a lot difference in opinion. In this modern present-day world there are difference in opinion in things such as DACA being removed, Gay-rights, political views, and even simple as a difference in “what’s a better food.” When mentioning these things, as human beings we naturally tend to try to pick a side that you favor because every person wants what they like better and what they think is right, in doing this, these things could cause arguments between two people and even as big as a Country. As an Asian-American immigrant who recently became citizen, and having experienced problems regarding racism I thought it was disrespectful of the school to paste his face onto the cover. Although it may not break any legal issues, I think it breaks the non-written rule on respect. When I want to be represented, I want to be represented as myself not a version of myself people would like to