How do you feel about the school shooting in Ohio?

Guy #1- As a professor it scares me because I know that this could happen at any school in America. It also makes me sad because I know little kids can be so hateful to each other. I hope this teaches kids all over the country a lesson about bullying. Students are capable to do this anywhere you go.

Guy #2- I haven’t heard about it. But if there was another one then I’m not surprised. Kids shoot up the school all the time. Some kids need to just stop being so emotional and suck it up. Bringing a gun doesn’t solve anything.

Guy #3- It was so sad. I was bullied when I was a kid so I could understand why people would want to stand up for themselves. However, a gun is not the answer. I think our kids need to find a new way to end issues.

Do you think black men care about global issues?

Guy #1- I think young black men have lost a connection to a lot of issues abroad. Many times we see issues as issues that don’t connect to us even though they very much do. I think it is sad but that is why people like me are here to show them that these issues affect us all.

Guy #2- I think so. I mean there are black people all over the world and we all have a connection through our skin. I think black people know about the struggles because we all struggle together.

Guy #3- I think some do, but not enough. I think most black people want to care but a lot of us don’t pay enough attention to the news. I think we are all waiting for people to drop the information in our lap. I think global issues are important, but I know a lot of people who don’t simply because they don’t know how to get the information.

What expectations do/did you have for life after graduation?

Guy #1- After graduation I just knew I was going to be making 100K a year, and working as a business man somewhere. Years later, that did not work out as planned. I worked hard and my life changed completely. I did what I thought was going to make me happy at first and I was the opposite of that. Now I teach and I love it.

Guy #2- I think after I graduate things will be pretty rough but Obama is making changes so I think I will be fine. I think some people try to make us afraid to graduate but I think if you believe in yourself everything will be all right after we graduate.

Guy #3- I can’t lie, I’m afraid of life after graduation. With the economy still looking rough and jobs coming few and far between, I’m afraid that I will be one of those people struggling to find a job. I have faith that everything will work out in the end, but I think the country has put up walls that may be hard for me, and other college students, to overcome.