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Re: AFIRMATIVE ACTION (ATTN:TABOO,BELL)
Eric Steimle (steimle@chuma.cas.usf.edu)
Thu, 23 Feb 1995 11:22:17 -0500
On Tue, 21 Feb 1995, Eric Steimle (CHE) wrote:
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> I'M CURIOUS. IF RACE CAN'T BE ADEQUATELY DEFINED THEN SHOULDN'T
> THINGS BASED ON RACE BE STOPPED. I'M AFRICAN AMERICAN SO I DON'T HAVE TO MEET
> THE ENTRANCE QUALIFICATIONS TO GO TO A CERTAIN COLLEGE, OR THE OPPISITE,
> I'M ASIAN SO MY REQUIREMENTS ARE HIGHER THAN THE NORMAL.
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> IF RACE CAN'T BE DEFINED SHOULDN'T EVERYONE HAVE THE SAME REQUIREMENTS.
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> SO, THOSE OF YOU WHO SAY INTELLIGENCE CANNOT BE BASED ON RACE BECAUSE
> RACE CANNOT BE DEFINED ARE ALSO AGAINST PROGRAMS THAT GIVE CERTAIN RACES
> SPECIAL TREAMENT. ie AFIRMATIVE ACTION ( and since being against aa seems
> to be associated with racisism
>
> i say that because every time i hear anyone speaking against AA or about
> reform in the AA system they are labled imediately a racist
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>
> , which now doesn't exist,,because race doesn't exist,, you are now a
> nonexisting racist.
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> before anyone gets all bent out of shape about African American , Asian
> requirements for college thing check with your campuses Afirmative Action
> office. They sould have a pamphlet on the wonderful work they are doing.
>
> in 1992 at the University of Florida the document stated that 43.2% of
> the African Americans accepted did not meet the requirements of a 1000SAT
> and a 3.0GPA. Also the law school that year shows that the average
> scores of declined Asians was equal to the average accepted African American.
> whites were right in the middle. higher than african americans but lower
> than asians.
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> ERIC S.
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