Erik Albinson taught me a lot of things I didn't know. I had never really thought too much about what advantages I have for just being a white male. Of course, I had heard about all the racism that has taken place in America. However, I was apparently nieve to think that it doesn't happen as much anymore and that it was mostly in the past. Over spring break, I saw the movie Beyond the Gates. (http://beyondthegates-movie.com/) Please watch the trailer. It probes the question "What would you risk to make a difference?". It shows the genocide in Rwanda with two Catholic Americans trapped in the middle trying to save lives. No one in the theatre could hold back their emotions. It really made me think about how useless "hate" is. Why do we hate people we don't know? Where do those ideas and motives come from that cause people to murder others just because of their race or ethnicity? Why?...Why?