Magog: Unguarded
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Monday, March 10, 2003


George Curry complains at www.blackpressusa.com that affirmative action for blacks and Latinos is attacked while other forms of preferences get a free pass. I think he has a valid point with reference to the dated notion of "legacy" preferences. However, his argument drifts foul later on (in specifically addressing the University of Michigan controversy):
". . .just as people of color can be awarded 20 points becuase of their historical exclusion, socio-economically disadvantaged students, regardless of their race, can also receive 20 points (no student can get points for each). Athletes being recruited on scholarship also receive 20 points. Applicants living in the Upper Peninsula are given 16 points. . .Extra points are awarded to men who go into nursing and women who major in engineering."
While all that may be true, Curry must acknowledge that one can choose these other advantages. One cannot choose to be black, white, or otherwise.

posted by the wolf | 8:29 PM
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