pages 6-7 Top five things to stub your toe on 5. Island counters 4. Couch Top Five Of everything 3. Door frame 2. Stairs 1. Chair leg THE CONCORDIAN ‘IVOL. 91,feel NO. 19 THURSDAY, like APRIL 16, 2015 – MOORHEAD, I MINN. am theTHECONCORDIAN.ORG token minority’ Students of color feel singled out on campus BY KALEY SIEVERT This fall, 2,381 students [email protected] enrolled and only 173 of those students are of color, Imagine going to a col- not including internation- lege where you are the mi- al students. nority. When sensitive soci- Scott Ellingson, Dean etal and cultural aspects of of Admissions, said that your race are brought up is about 7.5 percent of the in class, some people may student body. However, expect you to speak for the that percentage does not race you represent. You are include the few students afraid to speak up. who may not report their TOP PHOTO BY MADDIE MALAT This scenario is similar race when they enroll. El- Top: Kelsey Drayton, left, and Gabriel Walker stand in the Knutson Center Atrium as students walk by. to what Concordia juniors lingson said Admissions Above: Gabriel Walker is featured on Concordia’s website, a picture he thought would be of the entire table he was sit- Gabriel Walker and Kelsey gives students a choice to ting at in dining services. Drayton have felt while at- provide their race, but do ment to show how diverse was featured, Walker was think they used it for diver- and 5.7% of the two years tending Concordia College, not require them to. the campus is. Walker told that Concordia Choir sity and needed that repre- prior. since they are two of the With the small percent- thinks adding in pictures featured him because he sentation.” “For the past couple few students on campus age of minority students, of students of color in the is an out-of-state student A variety of colleges, of years we have been the who identify as black. being a token minority pamphlets doesn’t always and they wanted to show not just Concordia, will best we have been in a long Walker is a junior vocal can happen anywhere and convey the right message. that students come from include photos of students time,” Ellingson said. performance major who is is expressed in variety of “I feel the ratio of di- other states for the music of color to show off their Drayton worked with very familiar with being ways. For Walker, it hap- versity is misrepresented program. While Walker ac- diversity, even if there is advertising as the Ad Man- racially outnumbered in pened in Anderson Com- in advertising and people cepted this reasoning, he a small representation of ager for The Concordian his classes. mons. don’t know it’s a predomi- still couldn’t shake the feel- that race actually on cam- last year and she has done “I feel like I am the to- He was eating lunch nantly white institution,” ing it had to do with color pus. Drayton believes that some publicity for LDS and ken minority at Concor- with his friends when a Walker said. as well. to be true and thought Con- is passionate with how it dia,” Walker said. “The photographer walked in. Another time Walker Walker did not feel the cordia’s features of minor- works. With her work expe- way I dress, the way I speak The photographer ap- felt used as an advertise- college’s sole goal in their ity students is intentional. rience, she can understand and the way I interact with proached Walker’s table ment for college diversity advertising is to display “I have noticed that we why the college features others is different.” and politely asked if he was during a time in choir. diversity. In his opinion, he have had more people of the minority students. Drayton, a public rela- could take a few photo- “When the Concordia felt the college was seeking color on campus the past “Colleges should [fea- tions and multi-media jour- graphs. Walker was fine Choir goes on tour they fea- to be inclusive of all stu- few years,” Drayton said. ture minority students] nalism major, expressed with pictures being taken ture four different people dents attending Concordia. Drayton wasn’t just because it’s a resource to what it means to be a token because he had assumed each year [in the program], Drayton is also a mem- imagining things. Elling- draw in a new crowd, but minority. the photographs would be most of which aren’t mu- ber of choir and feels the son said that the percent- it [also gives] a false per- “When you think of of the whole table. How- sic majors … they want to color of her skin was used age of students of color ception that there is more black people on campus, ever, he soon realized the say anyone can be in the to show diversity in choir. enrolled at Concordia diversity.” one male or female or both pictures were only of him. ensemble,” Walker said. “There is a picture of has improved the last few Ellingson, staff in come to mind and that is “It was really embar- “They featured me and I me in the choir hall when years. Within the last two Admissions, and their who you think represents rassing,” he said. wanted to … make sure it I wasn’t even in choir at years Concordia has had colleagues in Communi- or holds the whole voice Walker believes the wasn’t because I was a per- that time,” Drayton said. the same percentage of cations and Marketing for that subset of people,” photo may be put into one son of color.” “It made me feel like that minority students, which frequently hear both sides Drayton said. of Concordia’s advertise- After asking why he I was a token minority … I is an increase from the 6.3 of featuring minority SEE DIVERSITY, PAGE 11 Inside Weather Contact Us News Pages 1-4 E-mail: [email protected] Next Week: Opinion Pages 5 & 8 Campus Mailbox: FPO 214 Campus Phone: 218.299.3826 Top Fives Pages 6-7 Online: theconcordian.org Coverage of Concordia’s Sports Page 8 Variety Pages 10-12 Thursday 70/39 Friday 72/37 72/48 budget plans 2 THE CONCORDIAN theconcordian.org • April 16, 2015 NEWSSecurity Report ` 4/7/15 – THEFT OF COMPUTERS –2 LAPTOPS MISSING FROM INFO DESK Russia lifts ban on delivery 4/12/15 – DRUG PARAPHERNALIA – DRUG PARAPHERNALIA FOUND IN of S-300 missiles to Iran ROOM 4/12/15 – DAMAGE TO VEHICLE – VEHICLE STRUCK WHILE PARKED US, Russian war games 4/14/15 – SIMPLEX SMOKE DETECTOR – OVERCOOKED FOOD rekindle Cold War ten- sions THE CONCORDIAN Missouri executes inmate Address for 1998 killing over child 901 8th St. S. 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