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Article #4024Re: "Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby"
From: pw
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 04:12
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 04:12
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From pw Mon Dec 14 13:35:25 EST 1992 In article <1992Dec13.012844.945@samba.oit.unc.edu> Terry.Parks@launchpad.unc.edu (Terry Parks) writes: >>BTW, I am STILL waiting for you to produce a list of white >>and asian students who were "qualified" and have not been >>able to attend college due to AA. > >I refer you to the famous case where a person was denied access to >Med school in California solely because he was Caucasian. He had >to go to court to obtain access. You mean the Bakke case, which involved an overage applicant (fewer years of return for society's investment) with marginal grades and a chip on the shoulder so major that only a fool would want him for a doctor? He had only higher test scores going for him. But then of course U Cal was eventually forced to admit him, so he was able to attent medical school (not college). Hard cases make bad law -- Post articles to soc.feminism, or send email to feminism@ncar.ucar.edu. Questions and comments should be sent to feminism-request@ncar.ucar.edu. This news group is moderated by several people, so please use the mail aliases. Your article should be posted within several days. Rejections notified by email.
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Newsgroups: misc.test Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!cmcl2!panix!pw From: pw@panix.com Subject: Re: "Reflections of an Affirmative Action Baby" Message-ID: <C1AH0D.Jpu@panix.com> Sender: pw@panix.com (Paul Wallich) Organization: Trivializers R Us References: <1992Dec10.010630.1914@microsoft.com> <1gappuINNf0s@bach.crhc.uiuc.edu> <1992Dec13.012844.945@samba.oit.unc.edu> Distribution: na Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 04:12:13 GMT Approved: pw@panix.com Lines: 25