In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye—the only black student on his freshman year floor—said that "if you're surrounded by whites, you have something to prove."

在《纽约时报》的一篇文章中，一年级唯一的黑人学生山姆·博阿凯说：“如果你周围都是白人，你就会想要做点事情来证明自己。”