Data compiled by the University of Mississippi shows that student concerns about the racial makeup of the freshman residence halls Martin and Stockard are justified.

The data, collected from the housing department, supports students’ concerns that the population of students living in these dorms is overwhelmingly white.

A group of more than 75 students recently attended the One Mississippi retreat focusing on diversity on the Ole Miss campus, and they raised concerns about the lack of diversity in residence halls.

“The general consensus from the retreat was that students felt the dorms were divided,” retreat attendee Artair Rogers said. …