Andrew Ligon is a bigot and a liar and nothing he says contains even the slightest ring of truth. Diversity within the student population is a very important part of all areas of college life.
Our Administration is doing quite a bit to increase diversity. Programs like MOSAIC, and the strength of our various student culture organizations have attracted significantly more applications from minority students. Over the past five years applications from non white students have increased from 2,000 in 2004 to 5,000 in 2009.
Andrew has no idea what he’s talking about when it comes to diversity. Seriously, how could anyone that white possibly have a well formed opinion on diversity in our school? Listening to his opinion on this issue would be like taking interior design advice from Stevie Wonder.
However, it is safe to say that diversity cannot simply be measured in statistics. In order for anyone to benefit from a diverse population, students of different backgrounds must interact with one another. Our campus must be like a vanilla ice cream cone; it holds together a variety of toppings, blending their tastes together on the tongue of knowledge to create a flavor more delicious than any of the toppings could by themselves.
On the other hand, Andrew Ligon’s ideas make no sense. This man is so stupid, I have personally seen him stare at a bottle of orange juice for three hours just because it said “Concentrate.” The very act of allowing his thoughts to be put onto paper has significantly lowered the average intelligence of the entire human race.
The truth is that while our administration has done much to attract a wide variety of students, more must be done to encourage diversity in day to day campus life. Our school has come a long way, but we are not there yet.
In closing, Andrew Ligon wants to steal your children while you sleep at night. Just the other day I saw him knock over a very old lady and steal her purse. He then ran away while mercilessly kicking puppies all the way down the block. Not only is he woefully misguided on this issue, he has never had anything resembling a coherent thought in his entire life, and I am fairly certain that he supports communism. Also, for some reason he seems to think my name is “Ian.”
What a prick.
Hey here is my “counterpoint”. I’m a fan of what you got (ok I love it). Tell me if there is anything you think should be changed.
COUNTERPOINT: Diversity is Good but the Administration Could do More
I thought everyone knew that diversity was a good thing for a school. Obviously students benefit from being exposed to various viewpoints, but Ian “Puppy Punter” King seems incapable of understanding this basic concept. Let’s be fair though, I didn’t really expect Ian to be able to understand the benefits of diversity. After all he is white male, and is probably under the impression that social opportunities are as common as caviar in his dorm room (that is to say very common).
Furthermore I’m convinced that the name Ian King is a living oxymoron. It’s more like Ian Joker, or probably closer to Ian 2ofClubs. He’s certainly not the “King” of understanding other ethnicities. Honestly he once told me he thought that Turkey was bordered by a country called Gravy. It’s as if this guy is trying to sound like an Ole Miss athlete. I think the most embarrassing thing though, is his blatant lack of support for expanding diversity. This guy actually thought that Vanderbilt should be a “Vanilla Campus”. Though to be fair, considering his IQ he may have just wanted the whole school to be built out of vanilla ice cream than only be for white kids.
Vanderbilt of course faces a dual issue. Not only do they need to assess the problem of bringing in students of diverse backgrounds, but they also need to assess the problem of integration. Here again Ian seems incapable of understanding this basic argument. Ian struggles seeing any of the flaws of a white man; it’s like watching The Youth for Western Civilization in a one man show. He even tried to carry the Berlin Wall by the Stevenson Center to the Multicultural Leadership Council to and I quote “keep them over there.” However, I don’t blame Ian; I blame his intelligence and character.
In all seriousness though, Vanderbilt administration must do more to increase diversity around the campus and get rid of ridiculous students such as Ian King. Diversity is good, but the administration could do more. Certain programs have been successful, but they obviously need to keep pushing the limits on diversity, because I’m still forced to be within a one mile radius of the image of pure evil known as Ian “White Power” King.
Love yours too! Ok I’m gonna retool mine to agree with your point more, but I like all of the aggressive mean parts