“Before I attended school here, I never knew how much I would enjoy getting to know my peers and how much I would appreciate its diversity. As Michel de Montaigne said, ‘There were never in the world two opinions alike, any more than two hairs or two grains. Their most universal quality is diversity.’ ” Diana Cristancho, sophomore
“Diversity is the foundation of American development. My favorite entrepreneur is Steve Jobs, whose biological father was a Syrian who immigrated to the United States. A great nation doesn’t throw people out of the country but accepts everyone to help improve the quality of everyone’s life. This is what will make America great again.” Ahmad Alhaddad, senior
“As humans we must realize that things like race, gender, sexual orientation, and religion don't change the fact that we are all human. We cannot tear each other apart for our differences. That’s what makes us beautiful. Divided we fall, united we stand taller and stronger than any mountain." — Alyshia Hercules, freshman
“ ‘We Are' means equality. The religion we practice, the language we speak, the color of our skins should not matter. We all bleed the same color. One should be proud of being different. An old Islamic proverb goes, 'A lot of different flowers make a bouquet.' And we all are flowers in this bouquet of life." — Zeena Khan, freshman
“I believe that realizing our differences is our path to overcome all kinds of racism. What makes America great is not its economy or educational system; what makes America great is the people with their diversity and acceptance of each other." — Mostafa Shabaka, sophomore
