How low can you go?

Alrighty. So here we have a picture of the University of Wisconsin students enjoying themselves at a football game, right? Well, you would think so, but there is one problem. The African American student smiling to the left was inserted into this picture to reflect the diversity that the University of Wisconsin was obviously missing. Now if that isn't low then I don't know what is. Not only is this wrong because this student was cropped in this picture, but it is totally sending the wrong message. Sure different racial backgrounds are considered diverse, but diversity isn't just about color. Diversity includes religion, culture, personalities, interests, and many other things that don't revolve around skin tone. This picture was used in the 2001-2002 undergraduate application for the University of Wisconsin. The idea that one black student is used to advertise the diversity of the campus is not only embarrassing for the student, but for entire education system. Diversity goes beyond the skin, and that is one misconception that continues to be present throughout our society.