Bluffton University prides itself on its support for diversity on campus with the vast differences in peoples: origins, cultures, and views. There are many international students on campus as well as different ethnicities shown and supported on campus.
The Bluffton University Men’s Soccer Program lacks diversity. Only two different ethnicities as part of the team. The majority of the players as well as all of the coaching staff are Caucasian and from the United States of America.
There is one player of Hispanic descent on the team and is from the United States of America. In fact, the 2009 roster of the Bluffton University Men’s Soccer team shows 20 of the 22 players that were on the roster being from Ohio and all of which being Caucasian.
The effects of this could be felt throughout the school in many different ways. The students could become more accepting of people as well as giving people opportunities they may not have had without a diverse atmosphere.
“The soccer team is accepting of everyone, we just don’t have a lot of minorities on our team,” said Junior Jason Hudson. This indicates that the school has instilled the meaning of diversity in some of the students but has yet to have many minorities on athletic teams.
When asked about the opponents’ diversity on their roster Junior Nolan Phelps made an interesting point when he said “Now that I think about it, the teams we played always had more color than us (Bluffton University). I wonder if there is any correlation between this and winning games.”
The Bluffton University Men’s Soccer Program lacks diversity. Only two different ethnicities as part of the team. The majority of the players as well as all of the coaching staff are Caucasian and from the United States of America.
There is one player of Hispanic descent on the team and is from the United States of America. In fact, the 2009 roster of the Bluffton University Men’s Soccer team shows 20 of the 22 players that were on the roster being from Ohio and all of which being Caucasian.
The effects of this could be felt throughout the school in many different ways. The students could become more accepting of people as well as giving people opportunities they may not have had without a diverse atmosphere.
“The soccer team is accepting of everyone, we just don’t have a lot of minorities on our team,” said Junior Jason Hudson. This indicates that the school has instilled the meaning of diversity in some of the students but has yet to have many minorities on athletic teams.
When asked about the opponents’ diversity on their roster Junior Nolan Phelps made an interesting point when he said “Now that I think about it, the teams we played always had more color than us (Bluffton University). I wonder if there is any correlation between this and winning games.”
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