http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Ward Connerly, former University of California Regent, has an article, "Study, Study, Study "” A Bad Career Move" in the June 2, 2009 edition of Minding the Campus that should raise any decent American's level of disgust for what's routinely practiced at most of our universities. Mr. Connerly tells of a conversation he had with a high-ranking UC administrator about a proposal that the administrator was developing to increase campus diversity. Connerly asked the administrator why he considered it important to tinker with admissions instead of just letting the chips fall where they may. His response was that that unless the university took steps to "guide" admissions decisions, the University of California campuses would be dominated by Asians. When Connerly asked, "What would be wrong with that?", the UC administrator told him that Asians are "too dull "” they study, study, study." Then he said to Connerly, "If you ever say I said this, I will have to deny it." Connerly did not reveal the administrator's name. It would not have done any good because it's part of a diversity vision shared by most college administrators.
With the enactment of California's Proposition 209 in 1996, outlawing racial discrimination in college admissions, Asian enrollment at UC campuses has skyrocketed. UC Berkeley student body is 42 percent Asian students; UC Irvine 55 percent; UC Riverside 43 percent; and UCLA 38 percent. Asian student enrollment on all nine UC campuses is over 40 percent. That's in a state where the Asian population is about 13 percent. When there are policies that emphasize and reward academic achievement, Asians excel. College officials and others who are proponents of "diversity" and equal representation find that outcome offensive.
To deal with the Asian "menace," the UC Regents have proposed, starting in 2010, that no longer will the top 12.5 percent of students based on statewide performance be automatically admitted. Students won't have to take SAT subject matter tests. Grades and test scores will no longer weigh so heavily in admission decisions. This is simply gross racial discrimination against those "dull" Asian students who "study, study, study" in favor of "interesting" black, white and Hispanic students who don't "study, study, study."
This is truly evil and would be readily condemned as such if applied to other areas lacking in diversity. With blacks making up about 80 percent of professional basketball players, there is little or no diversity in professional basketball. Even at college-level basketball, it is not at all unusual to watch two teams playing and there not being a single white player on the court, much less a Chinese or ***anese player. I can think of several rule changes that might increase racial diversity in professional and college basketball. How about eliminating slam dunks and disallowing three-point shots? Restrict dribbling? Lower the basket's height? These and other rule changes would take away the "unfair" advantage that black players appear to have and create greater basketball diversity. But wouldn't diversity so achieved be despicable? If you answer yes, why would it be any less so when it's used to fulfill somebody's vision of college diversity?
Ward Connerly ends his article saying, "There is one truth that is universally applicable in the era of 'diversity,' especially in American universities: an absolute unwillingness to accept the verdict of colorblind policies." Hypocrisy is part and parcel of the liberal academic elite. But the American people, who fund universities either as parents, donors or taxpayers, should not accept this evilness and there's a good way to stop it "” cut off the funding to racially discriminating colleges and universities.
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Ronald Reagan: 'Everybody that is for abortion has already been born'
"I never said I was worth it. I only said I wouldn't do it for less " William F. Buckley Jr.
I wonder what it is about us that makes us "study, study, study." Someone should do a little research on that.
My guess would be parents who instill values related to work ethic and desire to succeed.Â* And, that's with no research.Â* Am I close?
I can only speak from my own personal experience, but failing to do well in school was simply not acceptable to my mom.
She never got to finish school, but she worked hard six nights a week to care for me. That certainly set an example as well. We Nips enjoy work, but we know how to have fun too.
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I heard Jesus He drank wine and I bet we'd get along just fine.
The first Black graduated from Harvard around 1900. He was from an all black high school called the M Street High School. M street was a no non-sense school that demanded high achievement and they got it out of their students. Students that weren't from the elite of America but students that had parents demanding more out of their kids. There was a time when students who graduated from the M Street High School didn't have to takethe entrance exam to attend any of the Ivy League Schools. Attend Ivy league Schools they did. 20th century history is riddled with examples of the black achievers who not only worked hard in school but excelled in many professions around the country. However, since the libs from the sixties have taken over the schools system. The schoolsystemsbegan to stress self esteem rather than hard work. The M Street School no long produces the quality of student in academia. Oh you have heard of the school today. In fact it's name was changed back in 1916 to the name it has today. Only since the sixties it no longer turns out great students over acheiving in educational knowledge, it turns out only a few successful athelets. That school is now called Dunbar High School.
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John Adams “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.”
Ronald Reagan: 'Everybody that is for abortion has already been born'
"I never said I was worth it. I only said I wouldn't do it for less " William F. Buckley Jr.
I wonder what it is about us that makes us "study, study, study." Someone should do a little research on that.
At least part of this is explained by Confucianism. Confucianism, deriving from Confucious, is a system of beliefs and values that makes education and learning one of the greatest virtues and highest values. This valuing of education and learning, further, is not contingent on what goods education and learning may bring to one -- education and learning as a means -- but postulates education and learning as goods in themselves. Another explanation is that the oriental masses have long been unable to pursue higher education and have been constrained by class exclusions in the past as well as lack of financial resources. Thus, when the class exclusions are removed and material plenty enables pursuit of higher education, the orientals dive into the pursuit of education with amazing vigor. It is not unusual to find orientals with two Ph'Ds. I have known one who has three Ph'Ds.
No, Im refering to the one that is located just a few blocks from the supreme court that ruled seperate but equal can never be equal because the minority schools are set up for failure from the start.
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John Adams “The moment the idea is admitted into society that property is not as sacred as the laws of God, and that there is not a force of law and public justice to protect it, anarchy and tyranny commence.”
Ronald Reagan: 'Everybody that is for abortion has already been born'
"I never said I was worth it. I only said I wouldn't do it for less " William F. Buckley Jr.
Vicious academic libs
Just say "NO" to polyester
