[miss priss]

I'm not knockin her experiences at all...my point is that HBCU's get a very bad rap ...much like what you said that is or was " an extension of high school because that is what the mentality the faculty/students had"...believe me that statement alone damages the credibility of HBCU's....although your view may very well be a fact...I'm not doubting that...but if you look at it alll colleges can be considered as an extension of a high school...PWI's students typically have more problems with underage drinking, substance abuse, date rapes,etc. Those statistics are rarely publicized nor do they hype an investigation of these schools like they do our own....HBCU's suffer because of lack of funding by the state.... but do they emphasize or even harp on when our schools will receive equal funding?...NO...because it is not a concern....Alcorn's campus is absolutely beautiful because we are a land-grant university whose alum is quite active so we are pretty fortunate...but what about the millions of dollars we have been denied....HBCU's want to be agressive in recruiting students of ANY color...money talks though...so is it an experience or a perspective?...I think there is a fine line....who knows