The Black Graduate and Professional Student Association held a roundtable discussion brimming with opinions as students gathered to voice insights, concerns and solutions about issues concerning African Americans.

Can’t We All Just Get Along, which was held at the Black Cultural Center, featured a variety of topics, ranging from romantic relationships and core family makeup to campus involvement and solidarity among students.

According to Preshious Rearden, president of the BGPSA, the discussions opened various avenues for communication.

These types of discussions help to foster awareness of issues and allow students a chance to share their voices with other, Rearden said. Discussion is one of the first steps to finding a solution to any problem.

The most heated exchanges among the approximately 25 students attending occurred with the discussion of the relationship dynamics between males and females.

The heart of this particular topic was the definition of a good man or woman, Rearden said. Everyone has an opinion on this topic.

There was discussion about how to increase student participation in African-American student group events, as well as in other organizations like The Daily Beacon, as well as the breakdown of the American family unit.

Juan Barthelemy, a graduate student in social work, said communication was the main way to improve student participation on campus.

The most powerful form of advertisement is word of mouth, Barthelemy said.

Several students also suggested reporting positive feedback about events to those who were not able to attend, in turn motivating them to try to go to the next one.

Edgar Tyson, also a graduate student in social work, informed those in attendance about a program the School of Social Work the university is trying to implement for students that teaches cultural sensitivity. Tyson encouraged students to support the school’s efforts for a more harmonious campus.