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...Associated Press, Cellucci said the fact that Porter wasn't executed was proof the system works. The governor doesn't seem to realize that this kind of argument--that because private citizens took action to save a death row inmate, the death penalty system works--is completely absurd...
...bases? It really doesn't matter; these stereotypes are just that--stereotypes--and as such reveal the ignorance of the propagandist who chooses to use them when blaming final clubs for campus ills. Grouping final clubs into an institution that represents all that is wrong with America is absurd. I contend that a final club member in such a hostile environment feels much like the Harvard student reluctant to "drop the H-bomb" in certain company; both individuals fear that their affiliation will subject them to derogatory labels and character judgments...
...bases? It really doesn't matter; these stereotypes are just that--stereotypes--and as such reveal the ignorance of the propagandist who chooses to use them when blaming final clubs for campus ills. Grouping final clubs into an institution that represents all that is wrong with America is absurd. I contend that a final club member in such a hostile environment feels much like the Harvard student reluctant to "drop the H-bomb" in certain company; both individuals fear that their affiliation will subject them to derogatory labels and character judgments...
...affirmative action policy currently in place in California is indeed unfair. Our society is still dominated by racism and classism, thus tilting the ledger in favor of those at the top--often towards white males. During the affirmative action era in California, it was far from "absurd" that race played a significant role in admissions. Instead, the Board of Regents was trying to create campuses which represented the diversity of California while recognizing the educational disadvantages inherent in a poor socio-economic background...
...affirmative action policy currently in place in California is indeed unfair. Our society is still dominated by racism and classism, thus tilting the ledger in favor of those at the top--often towards white males. During the affirmative action era in California, it was far from "absurd" that race played a significant role in admissions. Instead, the Board of Regents was trying to create campuses which represented the diversity of California while recognizing the educational disadvantages inherent in a poor socio-economic background...