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Western Carolinian Volume 70 Number 10

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How to achieve diversity in a not-so-diversi ied campus By Carrie Petrea + WGnewsmagazine We all know that Western Carolina University has come a long way since Lavern Hamlin, WCU's first African-American student, enrolled on June 11, 1957, three months prior to the historical Little Rock Nines enrollment. However, is Western Carolina a diverse campus? Are we doing enough to educate students on different cultures and diversities? How can we achieve diversity on this campus? According to the calculations of the Department of University Planning, the Fall 2005 semester enroliment is as follows: White - 7,474 (86%), African Americans 433 (5%), American Indians ~ 140 (2%), Hispanic 98 (1%), Asian American 74 (1%), Other ~ 126 (1%) and No Data ~ 335 (4%). With this overly undiversified campus, what can we do to increase awareness? According to Western Carolina University and the Progression of Diversity: 1957-Present by Emmanuel Crump, a current student at WCU, there are many options for students who are interested in increasing their knowledge and awareness of diversity. Project C.A.R.E (Committed to African-American Retention Education) is dedicated to ensure that new students at WCU will be guided in maximizing their educational opportunities and to provide programming to freshman and transfer students that will help to improve academic performance and ultimately increase retention rates at WCU. Many Greek organizations such as Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Phi Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Alpha Psi, Phi Beta Sigma and Zeta Phi Beta dedicate themselves to community and campus service, and an overall sense of brother or sisterhood, The Multicultural Center, headquarters for campus minority organizations, offers an inclusive community for students with diverse needs. Among these minority organizations are Asian Students Association, Western's B.E.S.T (Black Educational Support Team), BGLAD (Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian Against Discrimination), Native American Students Association and many others. Each year, the Multicultural Center hosts several programs designed to enrich students minds about diversity. Among these events, Diversity Week, hosted in September, included On the Road to Civil Rights trip presentation, Hate groups surprisingly prevalent in NC By Carla Batchelor + WGnewsmagazine North Carolina, a state that often prides itself in being a progressive southem state, is not as advanced when it comes to race relations, According to the Souther Poverty Law Center, North Carolina alone has 37 active hate groups as of 2004. These groups range from Neo-Confederate groups and the Ku Klux Klan, to Black Separatist organizations. While North Carolina is only sixth in the nation for active hate groups, it is the number one ranking state for number of different Ku Klux Klan chapters. The KKK is one of Americas oldest hate groups. Essentially they are an organization that supports rights for whites and discriminates against African Americans, Catholics, and even Jewish citizens. In 2005 one of these chapters burned three crosses in Durham, North Carolina. The crosses were close to seven feet tall and burned in three separate locations across town, including one close to an unnamed popular church. Durham, a growing city of the twenty-first century, is facing race problems just like many other cities across the South. The country as a whole faces these problems as well. Today many people often associate cross burnings with the Jim Crow South of the 1960s. While there is no doubt that since the 1970s the Ku Klux Klan has been on the decline, they are still a cause for concern over forty years later. so the Culy @ week ago, three churches in Alabama burned to the ground. While the KKK is not being linked to this case as of right now, the police report there is no doubt that it was arson. On the books, this is categorized as a hate WCnewsmagazine 13 Night of Fashion, Meet the National Pen-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Greeks, Shall We Dance" salsa night and the Hispanic Heritage Month opening celebration The International Festival is also a program designed to increase diversity and is among students favorites. Each April, international students and local businesses come together to share their heritage, foods, music and entertainment. Students have the opportunity to walk around to different booths on the UC lawn and talk with international students about their cultures; it's a great way to learn about different diversities on campus. In addition, Wester offers a variety of classes all students may take. Such classes include CMTA 310 Black Theatre Experience, ENGL 204 Literature of Culture, HIST 175 Native American Civilizations, HIST 361 and 362 Latin American History 1 and 2, HIST 373 Modern Asia, HIST 445 Cherokee History, ete. Furthermore, Wester offers scholarships to minority groups. to encourage more diversity on campus. The Henry Lewis Suggs Award, one of the highest awards an African-American student can receive at WCU, is given to an Aftican-American student who demonstrates strong scholarship, leadership and community service. The Carter Woodson Award is given to an African-American student who shows not only strong leadership and scholarship skills, but also someone who shows great dedication to the campus and community during Black History Month. For more information on other scholarships offered to minority groups, visit http://www.wcu.edu/ips/ Study_Abroad/scholarship htm. Western may not be the most diverse campus, but its continuous improvement throughout the years shows that WCU is dedicated to improving diversity both on campus and in the community. We, as students, can help achieve diversity by getting involved in different cultural activities and by supporting minority organizations to help improve demographics. It takes time to be a diverse campus, but if we all pitch in and help, we can make that time go by a lot faster. COMMENTARY crime due to the fact all three churches were African American. Many across the country feel that these acts of violence towards members of opposite races are a blatant attack on their cities and this countrys diversity. With Black History Month currently upon us, it is now a chance to educate all citizens, black, white, yellow, and red. While Black History Month should not be the only month that tolerance and diversity should be celebrated, itis @ chance to start off 2006 on the right foot in terms of education. Promoting tolerance, diversity and education are the only ways to combat this growing problem! These things should be celebrated year around without a doubt, but When is a better time to start than right now? There are multiple celebrations being held on campus throughout the month, but why let it stop there? Why not work to promote tolerance and diversity throughout the year regardless of a person's race, gender, or sexuality? According to Tolerance.org there are ten ways to combat hate: the most effective way is to act. Tell someone, anyone who wil listen. If something that you saw bothered you it very well could bother them as well. Soon you will have a whole group of people who want to help combat the problem at hand, Tolerance.org is a great place to start for anyone interested in educating their residence hall, sorority, campus organization, or even family about tolerance and diversity. So over the next few weeks, go to the multiple events being held on campus and throughout the community, check out Tolerance.org and learn from the experiences at hand.

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The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University's student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.
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  - Date original: 2006-02-24
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  - Dimension: 12.5" x 11.25"
  - Pages: 28
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  - Jackson County (N.C.)
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  - HL_WesternCarolinian_2006-02-24_Vol70_No10
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  - Western Carolina University Hunter Library

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