This article http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/19/opinion/colby-black-friends/index.html?iref=allsearch is a few months old, so some of you may have already seen it, but its content is certainly still worth a conversation.

What do you think of this article and the questions it poses?  Have you ever felt this way on campus?  What about off campus in your hometown or current neighborhood? Do you agree or disagree with what the author of this article is saying?

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