
| Volume XXVIII Issue 26 | April 24, 2003 |
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Caucasian students having to work harder
than minorities Letter Is it fair that caucasian students are being asked to work harder than minority students? As a college student it is depressing to know that because of my race I have to strive for 110% at all times to be accepted into law school, while minority students may not have to work as hard. I am aware that I was given opportunities that others may not have been given. However, there are minorities that received the same education that I did and many caucasians that received fewer opportunities. While the University of Michigan Law School case is being publicized by the media, college students may be gaining motivation or losing it. In 1995, three out of three African Americans, Native Americans and Mexican Americans were admitted to the school with an undergraduate grade-point average of a 3.8 or higher and a LSAT score between 161 and 163. Only eight out of 93 Caucasians were accepted with the same qualifications. Caucasian students are being forced to work harder to achieve the same goals as minority students. Barbara Grutter was denied the opportunity to attend law school and was a victim of reverse discrimination. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 says that no citizen should be denied equal protection of the law due to their race, color or natural origin under any program receiving federal financial assistance. I am not saying that diversity is not important. However, it should not have a "very heavy emphasis." There are other ways of achieving diversity without discriminating against qualified caucasians. -Katherine Hendricks, freshman |
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