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Old 09-15-2006, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by shinerbock View Post
And I think that diversity within groups of white people is no less advantageous than racial diversity. I mean, black people and white people growing up in the same area under similar conditions are likely to bring similar things to the table. Meanwhile a white kid like me, and a white kid from Berkley whose parents lobby for PETA are likely to bring very distinctive viewpoints and experiences. I fail to see that black people, simply because they're black, bring something more to a university. I imagine that a white kid from New Mexico probably would bring more diversity to UGA than a black kid from Decatur, but I think schools get too caught up on how diversity looks in the Princeton Review breakdown.
I agree.

And as far as white people "assimililating" into one group, it depends where you are - there are still people around here who identify themselves as ____-American and are very immersed in the culture.
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