ANCHOR LEAD
MINORITIES ACCOUNT TO TWENTY ONE PERCENT OF THE STUDENT POPULATION AT UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.. YET STUDENTS LEARN IN LARGELY SEGREGATED ENVIRONMENT.
TRACK 1
THIS YEAR THE UNIVERSITY WELCOMED RECORD NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS..'COMMUNITY OUTREACH SPECIALIST OTIS NOBLE SAYS DESPITE EFFORTS.. CAMPUS SEGREGATION REMAINS A SERIOUS CONCERN.
TAKE SOT – OTIS NOBLE, III
'I THINK WE HAVE DONE A DECENT JOB IN BRINGING A LOT OF DIFFERENT VOICES AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT PRESENCE.. BUT I DON'T KNOW IF WE DONE A GOOD JOB IN MAKING THEM COMFORTABLE.'
TRACK 2
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ADD OVER TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS TO THE UNIVERSITY REVENUE ANNUALLY.
STUDENTS SAY OFFERING MORE SOCIALLY ORIENTED PROGRAMS CAN HELP VARIOUS ETHNICITIES COME CLOSER.
SOT – FARAH SAYED (SENIOR, CIVIL ENGINEERING)
“THERE SHOULD BE MORE EVENTS.. NOT JUST ONLY BETWEEN CERTAIN MAJORS.. BUT ALSO FOR EVERY STUDENT. LIKE WE NEVER GET A CHANCE TO WORK WITH PHYSICS MAJOR.”
SOT – KATE (GRADUATE STUDENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING)
'MAYBE SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP REACH OUT TO GRAD STUDENTS.. NOT JUST WITH ACADEMICS BUT THE SOCIAL PIECE AS WELL.'
TRACK 3
DESPITE EFFORTS.. LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS SET STUDENTS APART.
THE COMFORT ZONE PROVIDED BY THOSE WITH THE SAME BACKGROUNDS PLAY A KEY PART IN OVERSHADOWING THE REAL COLORS OF DIVERSITY.
ANCHOR TAG
THE UNIVERSITY IS ALSO PLANNING TO ENHANCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION AND MAKE CLASSES MORE INTERACTIVE TO REDUCE ETHNIC GAP.
UIUC Campus Segregation'(WATCH YOUTUBE VIDEO)