Dealing with Diversity

An article in The Age today must be ruffling the feathers of someone, somewhere. It covered a supposed divide between international and domestic students, suggesting that there might be a 'backlash'.

That's about the scariest thing I've heard since that little fly trying to eat food from my bin. Simply put, I don't buy it. Sure, there are divides between cultures, but it's not that big a deal. Some people move between cultures easily and others need more time and encouragement. No one is going to go to war over this stuff because it just isn't worth it. Besides, surely having someone whose english skills aren't great in a group assignment isn't that much worse than having someone who is a lazy slob in a group assignment.

And this issue made the front page. A slow news day? Maybe since the Pope has left the country all the News Ltd. journos must be left praying for scandal.