Straight from the source: Impacts of MLC house fellow ousting
This poem is in response to my removal from Witte Residence Hall. I was removed because of an investigative process in which University Housing is diving into how and why I make white students and students who have white friends uncomfortable. However, is it truly discomfort for their safety or discomfort because I actively work to ensure the safety and comfort of students of color, first. In other words, I hold white students accountable and ask them to educate themselves and check their privilege on a floor that upholds multiculturalism and social justice themes and values. My removal has resulted in irreparable trauma. Not only inflicted on myself, but students of color who I have had the honor of building relationships with, regardless of their involvement on the MLC.