#i2amru (I, Too, Am Reinhardt) Volume 1 Number 1 | Page 56

“I went by myself and a few of my
white friends to a mostly white
party, and I felt out of place and like
I was being judged the whole time
for being one of the only African Americans at this party,” says
Washington. He also feels like he is
being judged sometimes when he
is associating with his other black
friends on campus, because a lot of
people make assumptions about a
group of black people without even
knowing them.

Racism is a big issue in our society today, but thankfully just a
small one in the Waleska community, and hopefully won’t be one
at all as time goes on. I personally think that the color of a person’s skin should not matter and that everyone should be treated
equally, and that is exactly how I and many other people that
attend Reinhardt treat others. Hopefully, more and more people
will begin to act the same way.

Reinhardt’s culture is very complex
in itself. The diversity of the athletic teams, music majors, art majors,
and just regular students results in a
very diverse learning environment.
It’s a melting pot, in a sense. People
of different upbringings, cultures,
beliefs, and social classes make
Reinhardt a place of opportunity.
Racism is something we may never
overcome as a society, but we can
definitely decrease it one community at a time.

()((((Phot
Corey Hicks (left)
at his Basketball
conference banquet

Reinhardt University is a place where you
hopefully see fewer racial problems, because of
its welcoming community. People need to stop
making assumptions based upon race when the
real issue should be someone’s morals and character rather than the color of their skin.

Katelyn Weinbarg and Vashaun Washington, both student-sthletes
and members of the Spring 2015 COM 360 Intercultural Communication class taught by Dr. Pam Wilson.

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Below right: Jamieson
Palmer, a senior
Political Science major
and recently-elected SGA
President for 2015-2016.

Below: AJ Thomas (#20) and
David Brown (#10) at football practice

(Photo courtesy of Ally Hurd)

photo courtesy of Jeff Reed

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