Lack of Diversity

One thing I couldn’t help but notice when I got to SMU was how everyone seemed to look the same. I had thought because I was coming to a big city that there would be that eclectic range of people and a huge diversity. But boy was I wrong. It seemed like it was all the same kind of people; the same hair color, the same race, the same dress; all the same. Of course there are a few exceptions but once I looked further into the situation it seemed most of the only people of color at Southern Methodist University were here for a sport. Now, this problem is nobodies fault, no one is to blame for the lack of diversity at SMU, but I do see it as an issue that should really be looked into. And I don’t know the specifics, or even how to go about changing this problem, but I think someone should. Because one of the biggest reasons I left my small town in Florida to come out of state and to a big city was because I wanted to see something new, I wanted to meet people from all over the world and from many different backgrounds and it seems to me I could have done a better job of this staying at home. Perhaps it’s only because we are on campus most of the time, and as I get further into my education here at SMU and I explore more into the city that I will meet more people, but as of now I must admit, walking around on campus everyone is one in the same. Am I wrong? Have I not taken more things into consideration?