``People do tend to stay with their own type or race'' at UMd., said Andrew Kurland, a White junior. ``They sit with the people they identify with.''
Brandon Dula, the university's assistant director for multicultural involvement, said officials are planning a discussion this week about diversity and cross-cultural interaction on campus.
Krouse wrote a letter to the Diamondback, the campus newspaper, asking people not to judge the department by a single incident. He said police want to ``embrace the diversity that encompasses our campus community,'' pointing out that the department helped to design a response to hate and bias incidents and has increased minority participation in hiring.
Atwell said an internal investigation of the Nov. 13 arrests is underway, as is routine after any incident in which officers use force.
Protest organizer Daniel Lewkowicz, a White sophomore, said that he is troubled by what seemed like excessive force by police and segregation on campus. He said he hopes changes are made before the semester ends.
``When things get calm again, people get complacent,'' Lewkowicz said.
— Associated Press
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