One of the biggest issues that faces many people in life is ignoring other people. It’s not ignoring people you don’t like, but it’s ignoring problems and issues that plague the world as well.

Many people tend to think they are the most important person in the world, and this is an issue facing our society as a whole.

We come across new people every single day, but what do we think about those people?

Are they just someone you encounter on your way to your next class, or are they are someone with an actual life that experiences actual problems just like you?

Imagine putting yourself in someone else’s shoes for even just a moment.

Imagine seeing or experiencing some of the problems that others have to deal with or issues that are affecting others on a daily basis.

As part of the Residence Hall Association’s Social Justice and Diversity Week, students were able to about many different oppressive issues that people face in the “Tunnel of Oppression.”

In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily Eastern News, the article titled, “Students experience Tunnel of Oppression,” said students were led by different tour guides in the basement of Stevenson Hall.

Students were able to see others acting out skits depicting instances of oppression and also see signs with facts about issues faced by different members of society.

Issues that were discussed ranged from homelessness to “Black Lives Matter” to transgender issues.

Some individuals tend to ignore issues like these because they do not have a personal effect, but does not mean that these issues are not affecting many members of our society.

If you were able to attend the event, you were able to gain a better understanding of what some people go through and experience.

If you were not able to attend, it is still important to know what others go through.

It is about gaining an understanding and being accepting of other people in the world.

Living in a close-minded world with the most important person being yourself does not help anyone. This is just being ignorant to issues and ignoring others.

People probably do not think that what they affects others, but that is just not true.

Our actions can affect the lives of many, and the effect can either be a positive or a negative one.

The Tunnel of Oppression was meant to bring our community here at Eastern closer together by giving a glimpse of just some of the issues students might not have been aware about.

It allows our campus to be more tight-knit as we gain a better understanding of what others have gone through or just look at what others see from their perspective.

A community is not made up of just one person. It is made up by many, and a way to bring a community closer together is to focus on issues that are affecting the members of our community and not just ourselves.