A UC San Diego Alum Responds To Campus Racism

<p>A noose in the library and the N-word on student television. These are some of the ugly things that have recently been tied to UC San Diego's beautiful campus. I've been following the events since news broke of the infamous "Compton Cookout" black-face party allegedly hosted by a fraternity. One protest video I saw on Facebook still sticks with me. It shows the chancellor looking perplexed while co-chairs from the Black Student Union lead a protest. I was moved by the black, white, Asian and Latino students chanting "Real Pain! Real Action!" As I watched those students holler with tears rising in their eyes, my feelings of disgust with the racial tensions on campus turned to disappointment. Students are already overwhelmed with massive budget cuts, tuition hikes, a challenging curriculum and God knows what in their personal lives. The last thing they should have to deal with is a fight for tolerance, whether it's racial, gender, sexual orientation, religious, etc.</p><p>I understand their pain because 10-plus years ago, I was a black student entering UC San Diego....</p><p>Read more at Huffington Post.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>