Reply #31: we are a much poorer nation due to hysteria

[central scrutinizer]

I work at a major university and love the mix of cultures and languages that I would encounter every day walking across campus. I used to work with many students from Iran, Iraq, other middle East countries - they have mostly disappeared. Other than international students form Japan, diversity has largely disappeared and campus is poorer and more sterile as a result. On a related note, just after 9/11, many women in my church (Unitarian Universalist) starting wearing head scarfs and other middle eastern dress in solidarity with those who were persecuted as a result of racial profiling. I thought that was a beautiful gesture.