Thursday, October 20, 2005
Still not black
Inadequately black!
The rally, however, was not aimed at reversing the law.
Black students are not using forums to complain, but are being proactive about the problem, Smith said.
"There is definitely some racism in this country, but on the flip, there should be some responsibility on us as African-Americans," [Brandon Smith] said.
Smith said it is university bureaucracy, rather than racism, that causes black students to feel marginalized on campus.
Interestingly, reversing the law would actually amount to "being proactive," rather than complaining. Blaming the bureaucracy, however, does not. How the bureaucracy can succeed at marginalizing blacks and not everyone else is something I'd love to hear, though.
He said the term "white university" was meant to be equated with how the institution is ran rather than with white people as a whole.
The term "ran" was meant to be refer to how the Daily Cal is run.
"It was a very productive rally," said sophomore Ashley Thomas, an ASUC senator. "It did what it set out to do."
Oh? Let's see... increase minority enrollment... no check... change the way the university deals with black students... no check... I dunno, I'm inclined to disagree with Ms. Thomas.
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