Diversity

My definition of diversity before coming to USC would be people with differences coming together to work together and being equal. That is a pretty basic definition but thats how I look at it. I think that diversity is only true when all the people get along and work together. Without being equal I think it is putting down one group of people and it is oppressive. Diversity can be through appearance, but can also be through beliefs and experiences. My view since being at Carolina has pretty much stayed the same. I came from very diverse schools and places so I am used to the large amount of diversity here. In some ways it is more diverse in my home town than it is here so that is kind of a difference. As we were told during our tour of Hand it is a very diverse school. While it is in a affluent neighborhood there are a large population of students that are not as well of as others. Also there is a mix of many races and ethnicities. While I don't know for sure, I can assume that there is a very diverse amount of beliefs and experiences that are shared among the students.