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OU stresses diversity. There are tons of foreign exchange students. They tend to stay among themselves though. Most of the students are from various parts of Ohio. There are a few people from Pennsylvania and neighboring states but mostly Ohio. The campus is really liberal. Lately the entire campus is pro-Barack but there were plenty of signs for Ron Paul. There was a headquarters for Ron Paul in Athens but I'm sure it has closed down by now.

Students are nice and motivated and the amount of student actives on campus is HUGE there is never a dull moment!

I like the student body. Though it isn't incredibly diverse like other schools are, I do see a good amount of diversity on a daily basis. I can't really think of any student that might feel out of place here. There are so many different things to get involved in here that anyone could find their niche somewhere. And there is also diversity among the personalities of people here. You could find here the politically active, the very studious, the athletic, the artistic, the unmotivated, the very motivated, any types of personality. In that way, we are very richly diverse.

I feel like OU is very racially accepting and tolerant of people with different ideals and views of the world. People with a old-fashioned mind set and who are unwilling to move out of their comfort zone, would have a problem at OU. I feel like OU is predominantly liberal, but students aren't very politically aware. Most students tend to be from the Cleavland or Columbus or Cincinnati area.

I wouldnt hesitate to say that there are probably not a whole lot of places with so many people interested in so many different things.

I think every student should feel welcome here. A vast majority of students would identify themselves as caucasian. I am a resident assistant and have enjoyed have the opportunity to work with students that are studying abroad from many different countries, which is great and exciting. I have unfortunately witnessed a few instances in which people were treated unfairly due to the university's desire to maintain a diverse student body.

I've never noticed any problems with race, religion or any other social issues. I think most students are accepting of everyone. There's a variety of people around campus and no one feels out of place.

Our University here is a very liberal town. LGBT is very clear and present here at Ohio University and it is for the most part openly accepted. Racial issues are a slightly different story. White non-hispanic students make up about 88{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the student population, thus creating a very big disparity between races here. It does seem that students do seem to go around in cliques here at Ohio. Students from other countries and nationalities do not integrate for the most part with American students and vice versa. Also many of the typical stereotypical groups like Fraternities and Sororities seem to stick together for the most part and seem almost put off by people who are not involved in Greek Life.

I don't really know what to say about the student body here. It's diverse in political, religious, and social views. Some people are really conservative and some are pretty radical. I don't think it's really possible to feel out of place here, because there is something for everyone. There are plenty of people who share common interests, so it's easy to find and interact with people.

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