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beliefs destroy any concepts of 'This race is better than that race.' I believe nothing good can come Although Cabrini has increased from that type of thinking." it's minority enrollment, Shirley Multiracial people experience Dixon, the college's coordinator racism also. "What are you?" for diversity said the college still Chrissy Walk, a student at Penn has a long way to go. State University, said. "It's a rude In recent years college enroll- question, to be sure, when I know ment has risen to unparalleled lev- that someone is addressing my ethels. Most students enter college not nic heritage. Yet, it's one that I hear only for the classroom experience, all the time, from any number of but also for various external social people; the checker at the grocery factors. Stable environments are store, random passers-by admiring conducive to education and typi- my child, a new co-worker, even an cally include elements such as tol- old friend who never got around to erance and acceptance of other cul- asking me the fated question betures. An environment void of such fore. It seems that people feel elements often is detrimental to the much more comfortable asking social, emotional and educational about my ethnic heritage than I do growth of students. explaining it," Walk said. "During the past few years, we "We don't have the benefit of have made some strides in our ef- fitting in to the well-defined cateforts to make certain that African gories of Caucasoid, Negroid and Americans and others of color have Mongoloid. (In some cases, we equal access to our campus. Yet, may fit into all three of those), we have a long way to go. I have Walk said. Walk is black. white, witnessed that racism is much Hispanic and Italian. more ingrained into society then "Cablinasian" is the way Tiger we would like to admit," Shirley Woods, the golf star, describes Dixon, coordinator of the office of himself. Woods is one quarter diversity initiatives, said. "Racism black, one quarter Thai, one quarexists every where. Cabrini is not ter Chinese, one eighth white and exempt from this," Dixon said. one eighth American Indian. Dixon said racism is a bad photo by Justine DiFilippo thing, "even though I am an -story continued on African-American who has not expage3 A mural of a tossed salad featuring multi-racial people is on the wall by perienced racism on this campus or the first floor of Widener Center by the Wolfington Center of Service and in my personal life, my personal staff writer
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This warning is the second in October. On Oct. 11, a similar warning was issued stating that we could be facing more terrorist activities Once again, the nation is on high alert. Dur- over the coming days. Ashcroft said that this ing a televised press conference on Monday, new information was obtained from a different Attorney General John Ashcroft told Americans source. that the government has received a "credible" The warning did state that the attacks would warning. The Justice Department issued a be within the coming week, but it was not spethreat advisory to 18,000 law enforcement cific as to the nature of the attacks or where agencies. they would be taking place. Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert f.4ueller President Bush said, ''We believe that the did not give the source of the information. country must stay on high alert, that our eneAshcroft would only repeat, "We believe this mies still hate us. Our enemies have no values threat is credible." that regard life as precious. They're active, and Ashcroft asked Americans to be patient over therefore, we're constantly in touch with our the coming weeks because higher security mea- law enforcement officials to be prepared." sures may be taken. "We urge Americans in the However, the President did ask Americans not course of their normal activities to remain alert to stop their daily lives. ''The American public and to report unusual circumstances and inap- must go about their lives. I understand it's a fine propriate behavior to the appropriate authori- balance," Bush said. ties," Ashcroft said. editor in chief
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The nation is being extremely cautious when handling mail since Anthrax has been linked to letters sent through the post office. Since Ashcroft's warning, the nation is now cautious in many other aspects of life, too.
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