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1) The red marriage equality symbol reflects the students' belief that civil rights emphasizes the equality humans are born with rather than the policy related to it.

2) The sign of the white and colored restrooms shows the prevalence of racist legislation such as Jim Crow laws even following the passing of the civil rights amendments and the majority of the students' belief that politicians turned a blind eye to the continuing discrimination of African Americans because of their personal beliefs.

3) The general opinion regarding affirmative action that it is necessary now in theory, but either a) not implemented properly/abused or b) used in a way that essentially reverse discriminates. Many students concurred that in our society's current state, affirmative action is hypothetically a good policy to follow as it offers a qualified education to those who may not be able to secure one otherwise; however, it should be done away with in the future. Some students suggested that affirmative action be based solely on socioeconomic status/income, not race.

4) The "Intolerance Will Not Be Tolerated" sign shows that the students believed that narrow-mindedness and long running stereotypes about minority groups are the main reason why discrimination has lingered for so long (especially for women).

5) Students' opinions regarding the equality (or lack thereof) between men and women in the workplace and what could and should be done to fix this differed (some argued that women should keep themselves in check and not be too headstrong and also consider the male side of the story, and others believed that an amendment like the ERA really should have been passed). However, both male and female students alike agreed that there is wage discrimination present in the workplace, yet minimal obvious gender discrimination.

6) The forward arrow with "minority rights" on it reflects the students' overall belief that, while huge strides have been taken with minority rights, there can always be more done to provide equality, and in fairer ways.