Posted by syringachalet on January 19, 2003, at 8:54:31
In reply to January 20, 2003: U. S. holiday: HUMAN RIGHTS DAY, posted by syringachalet on January 10, 2003, at 0:30:53
I was surprised to find out this week that the University of Michigan had a 'special admission policy' for admission of minoritys to their institution.
When President Bush when on TV and brought to the attention of the American public that any minority student applying to the U of M would get an extra 20 points added to their admission score just blew me away...
I am not a person 'of color' but one who is also of minority status. I am insulted that a college would think that I couldnt compete scholastically in a college environment.
As a physically challenged person, I would not want to be treated differently scholastically than any other student.Afterall, was it not Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who said that he "had a dream that one day a man will be judge not by the color of his skin but the content of his character'...
...your thoughts.....
syringachalet
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