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Read responses to the Lafayette College/Easton Survey
Below are selected responses from people who submitted the survey. To share your story click here
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Question: Do you feel the Lafayette College community is open to/accepting of
difference? Why or why not?
Please share an example. (next question)
I believe that Lafayette College is very accepting of difference. It doesn'tseem to matter what race you are or interests you have because we are a diverse group of people. No matter how different you are, there will always be someone here who shares that difference.
-Andy B., Lafayette College Student, Freshman Class
I think there are a number of people at Lafayette accepting of people considered different in modern society. However, there are a good amount that never seem to branch out of their group. They never push themselves to make friends with another person that may be different from themselves. It has to be forced through things like group projects.
I feel that there is a segregation here between those with money and those on scholarship. But just because someone is not of a wealthy background does not mean that they aren't a wonderful person. Just because someone has rich parents does not make them a snob. I wish that monetary and cultural barriers
could be crossed more on campus. -Anonymous, Lafayette College Student, Junior Class
The community can't represent the
college, and the college can't represent each student.
I will share one "not accepting"
When it comes to differences in race, there are problems here and
there.
-Anonymous, Lafayette College Student, Freshman Class
Do you feel the Easton Community is open to/accepting of difference? Why or why not? Please share an example. (next/previous)
Even though Easton itself is rather diverse, it is divided, especially in terms of economic class. Downtown civic networks sometimes appear to be dominated by old-boy networks of Italian-Americans or Lebanese-Americans. Spanish speaking newcomers and people who are "browner" than these more established immigrant groups are branded as gang-bangers, trouble-makers. I've heard the mayor say that poorer, browner people might just be put on a bus and sent "out of town." This is what I remember, not an exact quote. Anonymous, Lafayette College Employee
I often feel like an outsider on campus. I have my group of friends and they are great, but often I just feel like a ghost meandering around campus. It is as if I am not part of the junior class and I am not part of any other class. I did not enter the college with the junior class, so why should they take the time out of their lives to turn to me in the classroom and say hi? I'm a stranger to most people. They don't know where I came from. Our class already knows eachother and I am just this outsider who has been shoved into the pack without anyone noticing. Sometimes I wish people would get over their judgements and say, "Hi, I haven't met you but I am (Fill in name)." and a conversation could continue from that point.
-Anonymous, Transfer Student to Lafayette College, Junior Class
-Anonymous, Lafayette College Student, Freshman Class
my roommate. We are both very different people with almost all the same interests. We accept each other for who we are, he is slowly becoming a brother to me.
Andy B., Lafayette College Student, Freshman Class I like PA, and Easton, and Lafayette is a good school.
PS, I was wait listed by my first choice. So...~.~
-Anonymous, Lafayette College Student, Freshman Class I did not really come here because I wanted to. It was
the best choice for me out of the area schools.
-Anonymous, Transfer Student to Lafayette College, Junior Class
Lafayette is a very special place with a lot of great atmosphere. I felt welcomehere from the moment I stepped foot on campus for a tour last year. Also, they offered me an excellent grant. I just couldn't pass up this opportunity.
Andy B., Lafayette College Student, Freshman Class (next/previous)
That we are racially biased against people of color, or that we share the racist views of other white people. For example, white people tell racist jokes or make racially charged remarks in my presence with an apparently tacit assumption that I share the view. Anonymous, Lafayette College Employee
Question: Please share some of your thoughts and feelings about living 'between cultures' or in multiple cultures at once. What kind of impact has it had on your life, what kinds of hardships have you faced, what kind of benefits has it had for you, how has it shaped you as a person? (previous)
I live in a racially blended family. Soemtimes I feel like I'm "masquerading" as a white person because my family has enriched my understanding of so many racial dimensions to living in the U.S. My situation has immense benefits--I'm a better listener, more open-minded, more eager to know about new people. Anonymous, Lafayette College Employee More responses coming soon! Share your experiences by clicking here
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