Quizzing your knowledge on diversity
MSPS - What's your shade?
The following list of questions test your knowledge about diversity on campus.
Answer true or false to the following questions:
1. Notre Dame is an ethnically diverse place.
2. All of the African-American male students on campus are athletes.
3. The minority students on campus are here because of affirmative action.
4. The Office of Admissions at Notre Dame fills quotas.
5. Most women come to Notre Dame to find their husband.
6. The black students at Notre Dame all sit together in the dining hall to separate themselves from the white students.
7. The white students at Notre Dame all sit together in the dining hall to separate themselves from the black students.
8. All Asian students are in the College of Science.
9. If you speak Spanish, then you must be Hispanic.
10. If you can't speak Spanish, you must not be Hispanic.
11. Multicultural Student Programs and Services (formerly OMSA) is only for students of color.
12. There are only Filipino students in the Filipino–American Student Organization.
13. There are only Asian students in the Asian–American Association.
14. There are only black students in the NAACP.
15. All the white students on campus are rich.
16. All the women athletes with short hair are lesbians.
17. All the "ballers" are "players."
18. No white students are ever victims of discrimination.
19. All the gay students are theater majors.
20. There is no racism at Notre Dame.
These are not trick questions. Question one is false. So is question two, number three and number four. All of these questions are false. So if you answered "true" to any of these questions, you were wrong. If you have to make a note of it, please do so. Thank you.
The views expressed here are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
This column was written by Kevin Huie, assistant director of Multicultural Student Programs and Services.
All Viewpoint Stories for Wednesday, September 6, 2000
