Testimonials

These are quotes that students in focus groups said while playing the game or during our dialogue, or reflections that they submitted in our survey.

"I didn't realize the extent of my privilege until after this game."

"Oppression is everywhere. Be more empathetic. Privilege is hard to see."

"This game helped me learn a lot more about the resources on campus. I didn't know half of the places we talked about were available on campus."

"I will try to remember that everyone I interact with is probably going through struggles I know nothing about, and I will try to check my privilege in certain areas and use my advantages to help give others a voice."

"I did not realize people really dealt with that stuff on campus."

"There were so many intersections of marginalized people I never thought of before, and also real situations that I never realized happened here or how they affect peoples' lives."

"I had this idea that at an institution like this, overt homophobia and racism wouldn't exist from a seemingly educated population. But from the examples that were shown in the board game, I see that this is a naive conception."

"It’s a more engaging way to teach important DEI topics."

"I never considered how hard it would be to be an international student. Or the fact that women face so many challenges."

"ESL students are way more vulnerable than I once thought. We take for granted how lucky we are in our fluency in English. Its truly very easy to be a white, cis, heterosexual male on campus. Pretty much none of the scenarios affected this specific category of people negatively. Racism and homophobia still unfortunately exists even in places where you would think people would know better."

"Women struggle a lot throughout the campus and world. There is a lot to work on in terms of acceptance in our community. The campus prides itself on being tolerant and safe, but these testimonies say differently."

"[After playing this game] I will be more aware of my privilege with my background and my identities and I will more cognizant of other's identities and backgrounds when interacting with others."