*sniff* I wish I was back in Santa Cruz. I love a good peace or civil rights protest and they never are as good back here as they were when I was at UCSC.
Oh President Bush… explain how exactly you are anti-affirmative action when it was the only reason you actually got into Yale. I looked at the UM guidelines for admission and as a white female, there was nothing out of the ordinary. I mean, in the extras category you get 20 points if:
-you are a Michigan state resident (it’s a state-funded school — this is not unusual)
-you are an athlete that they want to recruit (Yeah… let’s make them take that out so that all us non-athletes have a chance)
and finally…
-you are of a minority race (Tell me with a straight face that a preppy white kid from a Michigan day school and a black kid from an inner city Detroit high school are going to have an equal footing in their coursework and admissions. I’m waiting…)