Friends?

Coming to college has taught me many things. It has taught me a lot of the different types of people there are in the world. People definitely aren't what you expect them to be. They can be very racist, immature, insecure, abused, or maybe even alcoholic. Truthfully, you never know what people are going through. You might think that you're going to be the best of friends throughout your years in college the first day you meet them. You may even think that you won't ever talk to them again in life.

But one thing I've come to realize about people is that they don't change. People don't change just because they're in college. They don't become less afraid or smarter or more mature. They all stay the same. The same people that gossiped about others in high school are the same ones who do it in college. The ones that partied all the time are most likely still doing it. You have the same problems you had in high school. If you didn't do your work then, then you probably aren't doing it now. Nothing is going to be different.

I know this sounds sad, but I've decided that it's crazy to befriend people on a certain level. I don't think I have any friends because of fear that they can't be trusted. I don't keep anyone too close to me for fear that they'll betray me in one way or another. In college it's easier to see what kind of a person they are because you live with them.

What do you think about college friendships?

Christian Racism?

Eastern is supposed to be a Christian School, I think its like Non-Denominational or something. But people do and say a lot of things you may not expect from so called Christians. After being here for a while you start to realize that people aren't any different than they would be at a secular school. Students here engage in sexual activity, drugs, alcohol, and not to mention the profanity you might hear in the dining commons. But what suprises me even more than those things is the amount of racism here on campus.

One student of color shared her racist experience with a white student. For privacy we will call her N.
N was walking on campus with another student of color. A white student walked over to them and asked "So are you guys in a gang?" N replied, "Because we're black you assume that we're in a gang?" "Well yeah!", was her response.


Another student who I will call A told me about an experience after the election of president Barack Obama.
A is an African American student from New York. She was walking one day in chapel when a white student came to her and asked, "Why are black people so hype that we have a black president?"

Another student of color was in an INST 150 class when the professor asked her an appauling question. K was the onlky black student in the classroom where they were discussing Christian and secular music among college students. When K did not raise her hand to say that she had heard the same music as the other students, the professor asked her, "So K, what do black kids listen to if they don't listen to that?"

I'm not going to post my personal opinion on this topic because I'm really interested in what others think about this.