In Noel J. Kent's article "The New Campus Racism: What's Going On?" he states that there is a lot more racism than there ever was on these college campuses. The percentage has increased since the 1980s. He states that one of the reasons why this happens is because a campus can mirror the attitudes of our society as a whole. Another answer that he states is that the economy has a lot to do with …showed first 75 words of 281 total…

…showed last 75 words of 281 total…it's affirmation of the racial memberships. While, on the other hand, the minorities see that this grouping bothers the whites, its affirmation to them that the minorities must join together to fight the racism that they have to face. The economy is working against the minorities because of the fact that they don't get good paying jobs and because they feel that they cannot make a good living just because of their race or ethnicity.