<p>It seems to me that everybody at SU seem to be mainly hanging out with their own race. Blacks with blacks, asians with asians, and whites always hang out with whites. I almost never ever see blacks hanging out with whites. And when I do see them, it is always Black guy with white girl. </p>
<p>My question is if there is any racism going around the campus? I hope I can get some honest answers. Do the Whites have anything against the minorities and vice-versa?</p>
<p>Racism? Hardly
Similar races simply get along easier.
Same culture, same language, same lifestyle, etc
If you actually tried to make friends with other races, I'd doubt that you'd have much of a problem. However, with all the things that you have going in your everyday schedule (work, classes, papers, meetings, hanging out with your current friends) it may not be so easy to find the time and effort to go out of your way to appreciate the differences among your other races and become friends.</p>
<p>Well, does the same thing occur during classes?</p>
<p>Phil, I always notice that, too. I think part of the problem is that people come here, see it happen and don't think they can change it. Also, when you go away to school and you're out of your comfort zone, you might seek people with fundamental similarities.
I don't think it's racist though. I think it's unconscious and silly, but not malicious.
What do you mean, Alex?</p>
<p>Please don't tell me that there aren't racism going on in SU, if you do then you are obviously lying and trying to put on a false reputation for SU. It seems to me that the Whites tend to treat the minorities poorly and etc. I was raised in an environment where everybody was accepting of one another regardless of race, but im not sure if the majority of people on the su campus have been exposed to the same type of treatment and are still recovering from the racism that were presence in the past such as black slavery.</p>
<p>" It seems to me that the Whites tend to treat the minorities poorly and etc. I was raised in an environment where everybody was accepting of one another regardless of race, but im not sure if the majority of people on the su campus have been exposed to the same type of treatment and are still recovering from the racism that were presence in the past such as black slavery."</p>
<p>How about you quit looking at everything as a race related issue. Their can be a lot of factors that can make a person treat another as inferior and it doesn't only have to do with one's race. People need to relax and stop blaming everything on race. In terms of the segregation at SU, its all about comfort zones and some people are not yet ready to leave their comfort zone and mingle with people their not used to. After some time, you might see some people break out of their shell so stop making judgements based on a couple days of schools.</p>
<p>P.S. For the most part, I am African American and I am cool with a lot of the whites at this school and none of them have been haughty towards me at all. On the other hand, I too have stuck around mostly nothing but people within my race--this includes African Americans & some Latinos students and thats because I feel more of a connection with them in accordance to taste. It's not because I want to isolate myself from them but these are the people that I've grown up with and I feel a deeper connection with. Get it now?</p>
<p>I'm Asian and I moved in with two of my caucasian friends and a hispanic friend this semester.
I will agree that it's a common scene to see similar races hanging out together but I would also say that the same doesn't have to apply to you if you cared enough to make friends with those who are a little different from you.
I wouldn't blame this on others as it can be fixed with just a little effort from yourself.</p>
<p>ILLSU, let me ask you this. Are you an Asian male or female?</p>
<p>I'm a male.</p>
<p>I was wondering if the so-called "segregation" is also present in class. </p>
<p>And ah, what an awkward question to ask someone :p</p>
<p>Very concerning. I've been asking around about Syracuse because I'm super interested in transferring there, but people say that there's little interaction between the students racially.</p>
<p>the whites here hate the blacks...i have witnessed it first hand.</p>
<p>how true is all of this??? Syracuse is high on my college list right now, but I don't want to go to SU if all of this racial segregation really exists. Current SU students, please be honest! What are your opinions?</p>
<p>Yes, there is segregation here. I am not kidding. If you don't believe me, you should come visit the campus, but not during winter though because it is going to be massive snow. </p>
<p>ca2009, what nationality are you?</p>
<p>Caucasian American. Yeah, I know you're thinking, "you're white, so why the hell do you care?" But after being at the same small, private school - where diversity is almost nonexistent - since 6th grade, it's really important to me to find a diverse school without segregation.</p>
<p>I've visited the campus...but, unfortunately, everyone was on spring break so I didn't get a feel for the student body.</p>
<p>I posted a thread on this.</p>
<p>SU was ranked 8th by Princeton Review on Little Race/Class Interaction. I know not to totally trust them, but that comes from SOMEWHERE.</p>
<p>I'm personally a black girl who has never really felt accepted by the other blacks at her school so I don't have many black friends. But interaction and diversity is VERY important to me. </p>
<p>I LOVED Syracuse. Is this ranking true?</p>
<p>Come to USD and feel it! "Diversity" does not exists at USD. I am an Asian (Taiwanese) and felt that I am treated poorly by all the Americans here.
There are only 8.5% or less Asians at USD compared to 21% at SU.
I am thinking about transferring to SU.</p>
<p>Self-segretation is quite common on most, if not all college campuses. I'm sure racism exists on all of them as well but it isn't the reason for the segregation.</p>
<p>All hints seem to imply that SU might not be a comfortable place for me. Self-Segregation is still segregation, and I've found myself in that situation and I don't like it. This is quite disappointing.</p>