The University of Virginia (UVA) scrambled to defuse a brewing campus race row

The as yet unidentified student who said that her white peers for made her feel uneasy 

UVA said 'these centers are open to all members of the university community'

But on their website, the university acknowledges that the spaces 'aims to promote inclusion and engagement for historically underrepresented students' 

Many predominantly white colleges and universities across the United States have spaces designated as safe spaces for minority students

While these spaces are open to all, they do offer some a unique space to exist in