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Students show true colors through frosting and sprinkles

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The Diversity Cupcakes event was in the Gold Room Wednesday with more than 20 students showing up. It was hosted by the resident assistants Kate Chesterman, 20, junior of Bertrand; Stephanie Wilson, 22, senior of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Courtney Munger, 20, junior of Newcastle, Wyoming; and Chelsea Haynes, 20, junior of Auburn.
According to Munger, the event was about showing diversity as more as race or ethnicity. So, they did it through decorating cupcakes. They had chocolate cupcakes representing females, vanilla representing males, strawberry representing others, and gluten free, just in case.
The decorations they had represent the traits of the person. The frosting represents the hair color, the M&Ms represents height, the sprinkles represent the eye color, and the Sweet Tarts represent the age.
Aside from the cupcakes, soda, Brisk, and water were served as refreshments.
“I think it’s a good way to show all we have here at Chadron and represent that through cupcakes,” Gregg Peterson, 20, junior of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, said.
David Gifford, 21, junior of Harrisburg, said that it was cool and a neat excuse of getting a cupcake. He also said that diversity is an important issue and that people should pay attention to it.
Craig Phillips, 21, senior of Torrington, Wyoming, attended the event for three years and was there for the soda. He said that it was still the same, but it was good for people to see what they are like.
TJ Aanenson, 20, sophomore of Farnam, said it is a good idea. He said that it is cool to show people’s differences and he likes the idea.
Kait Adrian, 18, freshman of Rapid City, South Dakota, said that she likes it a lot and likes how they did it with food.
The RAs also prepared a personality quiz and a PowerPoint about Diversity Fun Facts. They showed world facts such as Saudi Arabia being the land of no rivers, Dubai being home to the tallest building in the world, Canada having the most educated people, Africa home to 800 to 1,500 languages, and no clocks being in Las Vegas casinos.