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The Supreme Court says you CAN consider race and ethnicity in admissions. It upheld the U of Texas at Austin doing just that. Agree/dis/why?

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Posted - June 25, 2016

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  • 500

    What happened to equal treatment?

    Should the laws not apply to everyone equally rather than discriminate?

    Should entry be based on education and aptitude rather than what color you were born?

      June 25, 2016 9:47 AM MDT
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  • 676

    It shouldn´t be that way.

      June 26, 2016 12:58 PM MDT
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  • 503

    In the case at the University of Texas.... "Yes" !

      June 26, 2016 1:31 PM MDT
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  • 3934

    Or if you are a football player, or if there happens to be a scholarship fund you happen to meet the criteria for, or if your last name happens to be Bush, or etc....;-D...

    "Equal treatment" is an unrealized ideal that only exists in your fantasy world.

      June 26, 2016 1:35 PM MDT
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  • 3934

    So long as institutes of higher education are allowed to discriminate on all sorts of other bases (are you a football player? Are you applying to the engineering school or the dance program? Did your Daddy go to school here and/or donate a huge pile of money? Etc.), I see nothing wrong with it in principle.

      June 26, 2016 1:40 PM MDT
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  • 503

    I think this is to level the playing field after 100 years of discrimination and being relegated  to 2nd class citizenship..... Was that the equal treatment you were referring to ?

      June 26, 2016 4:31 PM MDT
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  • 113301

    Mahalo for your reply OS!  :)

      July 5, 2016 4:46 AM MDT
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  • 113301

    Thank you for your reply Uc.

      July 5, 2016 5:06 AM MDT
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  • 34253
    It should be based on qualifications for schools and for jobs etc.
      July 5, 2016 5:27 AM MDT
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  • 113301

    Thank you for your answer m2c! :)

      July 5, 2016 9:58 AM MDT
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