51Æ·²è

Why UNE

[My favorite thing about 51Æ·²èis] the community.

We are all so willing to come together. For example, we had a lot of basketball games this year where different sports [athletes] all showed up. We didn’t know that, we didn’t ask for that. We didn’t even ask for it — they just showed up! 

For the hockey team’s major championships, everybody was there. And for alumni weekend, a lot of people were not even supposed to be there, were there, and everyone was there to support the teams. The girls’ championship games are packed too. 

It’s everybody supporting everybody. That really shows what the 51Æ·²ècommunity is. That’s definitely the best feeling.  

Beyond the classroom

I’m the president of Brothers of Color. The mission of the group is to provide a safe haven for students. There’s a lot of conversations that we as a group are just open to listening so students of color start to feel like they have somewhere to go. 

Race in this world is just something that society makes a very prevalent thing. It’s sad, but a lot of kids might not have anywhere to go. [UNE] gets [students] from everywhere. I’m from New York, I had a teammate from Texas, another from California — everywhere — their experience could be anything. 

We do a lot to provide support. We also provide a lot of information and a lot of on-campus things.