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...fans to the sport, both in the U.S. and abroad. Stern insists that "race is not a factor anymore" for those fans. But a 2001 study in the journal Economic Inquiry examined Nielsen TV ratings for local NBA broadcasts during the 1996-97 season and concluded that "all else equal, more fans tune in when there are more white players to watch...
...Civil Rights launched an investigation of M.I.T. last May after receiving complaints from two groups that are opposed to affirmative action, the California-based American Civil Rights Institute, led by Ward Connerly (who spearheaded the 1996 initiative that banned affirmative action in California), and the Virginia-based Center for Equal Opportunity...
...legal action if they don't change their race-specific policies on some scholarships, fellowships and enrichment programs. School officials argue that these programs provide needed help to students who may not have the preparation and support for college. Responds Roger Clegg, general counsel for the Center for Equal Opportunity: "We don't have a problem with programs for the disadvantaged. But race should not be used as a proxy for disadvantage...
Edley said that a major issue in the Grutter case is whether diversity can be a compelling interest that can be permitted under equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment...
Physicists think the Big Bang produced equal amounts of both matter and anti-matter...