I think it is a shame some people in this
community are passing off the experience of our foreign
students as illegitimate.
This type of attitude will only harm the
community, not allow it to flourish.
I am a non-minority student who attends LU
and I must admit to having observed second-hand the same
experience described by Chinese students in Northern Life's
recent story.
Let's admit that while the professors are
world-class, LU does have some students who could be more open
to the minority experience.
Should I propose that it might be the local
students y who live in their own little world and are hostile
to anything outside their normal realm?
As you can see, it is impossible to resolve
anything through generalizations. Nonetheless, I believe we
have the potential to be a thriving multi-cultural community
once intolerance in all shapes and forms is prudently
eliminated from our mindset.
Martin Lees
Sudbury