We may all be Tigers, but no two sets of stripes are identical. \0x200B
The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs is hosting "Different Stripes," a "Hot Plates Hot Topics" discussion of sexual awareness, race depiction, equal pay and sexuality in the spotlight Tuesday, April 8 in room 2222 of the Auburn Student Center.
"As part of the Auburn family we need to understand each other," said Akilah Williams, president of the Black Student Union and ambassador to the ODMA. "Everyone is different and we need to talk about the things that make us different.
The event is an open-floor conversation between students faculty and staff members who have stories to share or are interested in hearing the shared experiences of others.
Williams pointed to past on-campus incidents like the anti-Semitic harassment that graduate student Emily Kerzin and her friends experienced inside Jordan-Hare Stadium November 14, 2013.
Topics designed to dig at the core of the issues were chosen by ODMA ambassadors ahead of time to lead the discussion.
"I think that, the discussion should have already happened and should be happening constantly," Williams said. "We have students on campus who are not part of the majority, students who are not white or male or straight or from America. I think this discussion needs to constantly be had because Auburn is an ever-diversifying university."
A free dinner sponsored by Tiger Catering will be available at the beginning of the event to the first 50 students who arrive.
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