DIVERSITY KILLS!

Eve Carson at some kind of Pro-Castro rally waving a communist flag, showing her “Diversity” spirit: “It’s that magic word that seems to be included in every discussion about trends in higher education - diversity.”–From a UNC article on the candidates for student body president


Diversity
1. Make more of a concerted effort to express the ways in which we, the student body, are committed to diversity.
1. One of the biggest goals of the Diversity Plan is to continue to attract members of underrepresented populations to UNC’s student population, faculty and staff. To reach out to underrepresented populations and invite them to join our community, we, the students, must show that we too welcome and appreciate the added experiences of those with different backgrounds. Eve will work with administrators and student leaders to come up with ways that the student body can express our own commitment to diversity as well.
2. Extend “Diversity Week” by having numerous activities like “Mix it Up” days in which students and faculty members are encouraged to sit with members of a different ethnicity.
1. “Diversity week” during fall semester was a huge success. But appreciating diversity shouldn’t be a one-week-per-year activity. Student leaders have expressed their desire to see activities like these happen more frequently, perhaps once a month, like a “step out of your comfort zone” day on campus. It may sound silly, but they could be like the “Mix It Up” activities you might have participated in when you were younger—when the members of your middle or high school were encouraged to sit with members of a ddifferent race at lunchtime. Students were interested in whether or not the student body president would support this initiative. Of course! Eve would not only participate in this activity, but would invite members of the Administration and Faculty to publicly lead by example as well.
3. Educate about implications of the new Diversity Plan
1. Along with the new Diversity Plan and the changes in General College curriculum have come a host of implications for the course bulletin. Eve will work with the Academic and Advising committees of Student Government and University Administration to make sure that students are aware of the new course requirements, and how the former ‘cultural diversity’ perspective has been redefined as “U.S. Diversity” and should affect students’ choices of classes. She will also educate students about the fact that students may petition for appropriate courses not listed as fulfilling the diversity perspective to get counted as such.
4. Set aside money for student organizations who organize a multi-group projects with groups of different goals or members.
1. At the “Melting Pot” forum hosted by the Committee for Diversity Affairs, students expressed their desire to see more events co-sponsored between highly-different student organizations—for example, a dance performance co-hosted by BSM and SANGAM or a discussion led by the Self Knowledge Symposium and Advertising Club. Right now, there is money in the Office of Diversity and Multi-Cultural Affairs for student groups to put on events. But Eve will designate a pot of money to go expressly towards student groups who plan big events with other, dramatically different student groups. This will explicitly reward student groups who coordinate events to bring distinct parts of the student population together.
5. Support the expansion of Carolina United
1. Last summer, the first Carolina United program was initiated—and was a huge success. It has now been integrated into UNC affairs and has annual funding. But more students would be fortunate to have the experience of attending Carolina United, and Eve will support efforts to expand CU so that it can be brought to more members of the student body.
6. Personally visit, meet with minority organizations to invite members to be part of Student Government