Friday, February 22, 2008

* Environment of Discrimination and Inequality at Loyola

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a joke. As a Loyola Alum, I've seen these "protests" against "racism" every couple of years.

When I was at Loyola, there was an anti-racism protest in front of Damen Hall because someone was going around writing n****r on the walls in the bathroom. When an African-American student was caught doing it, the movement quickly fizzled.

If you go to Loyola's campus, you will see diversity the minute you step on to university property. Rogers Park is arguably the most diverse area in the world. I would say the majority of campus police are not white, so the accusation of racial profiling doesn't hold water.

Also, the fact that no student has come forward with specifics re-enforces that the generalities they speak of do not hold water.

I abhor racism or discrimination in any form, but for people to make it up, or not provide specifics, damages our community and themselves.

Anonymous said...

this is no joke.

what damages the community is the notion that diversity is synonymous with equality. what damages the community is the administration of Loyola consistently proving that their priorities are courting donor$ and squashing bad PR rather than addressing Loyola's current institutional messes. These incidents of racial profiling, and the response of the administration, are indicative of the larger issues of institutional racism and inequality at Loyola.

Furthermore, the attempts by Loyola's PR team to cater to suburban, white, upper-middle class parents who are afraid of sending their naive, virginal, white children into the 'diversity' of gritty, urban Rogers Park is disgusting. The gross inaccuracies and statements by Loyola PR in the Trib article the other day, regarding the gun incident, exemplifies such attempts.

Anonymous said...

This comment is in response to the "Alum" of Loyola. I work at Loyola University and have for the past 25-30 years. I don't ever recall hearing about the incident that you reported about the "African-American student" that was supposedly writing degrading remarks on the wall. Loyola University is a model/representation of the City of Chicago. And, like many major cities, has it's problems and issues. The "movement" that you speak of, never "fizzled," -- it was never adequately addressed, period. Loyola University is no better nor worse than the people that comprise the campus. Some are indeed racist, others are not.

In addressing the lack of "specifics," try being specific and having your "specifics" quoted/noted properly. The specifics WERE noted but somehow became lost in the dishonest blathering of Loyola's PR team. A final correction/removal of blinders: "I would say the majority of campus police are not white," means what? The majority of campus police that hold rank ARE WHITE. I have personally experienced racism and racial profiling on Loyola's campus. Conversely, I have also had the experience of watching students, faculty and staff struggle to make Loyola University a safe, diverse environment.

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