land mmark and the 2003 ruling that jessica referred to. but there has been so much public pressure after abortion rights that maybe they might hedge for a while. bachi was an important case in 1978 saying yes to race as a factor in admissions which is what the courts have since held in different ways since then. so if this court does want to get away with race as a factor, with schools being able to say race and diversity is good for our campus, what would that mean? it would mean campus is not it wouldn t have as many different colored faces on them. that s what the universities and colleges are arguing, they need to take race into effect with so many other criteria part of the admission process, test scores, academic records,
extracurriculars. but they re saying they need to look at race. you just referred to the rational from bachi. a lot of people think affirmative action was allowed because of discrimination. no. when it was voted in 1978, it was for the educational mission to have a more diverse student body and that s what the justices upheld in 2003 and that s what is at issue here. several schools have tried race neutral measures and they say they do not do the they do not provide the kind of diverse campus student body that people would like on campuses, again for the educational mission, to build a diverse workforce for the global economy. and as a sew lister general is going to argue today in both cases, for the military academy it s important to have a variety of students of all race and
As part of Make a Difference Day retail merchants and participating stores will have specials, raffles, and more during their Moonlight Madness Sales this evening from 5-8pm, with merchants donating a portion of sales to MADD. Hayden Brown will perform from 5-6:30pm, Nathanial James at 6:30-8pm. Big Boy Catering will be serving up Porkburgers and Drinks with a portion of all sales going toward MADD. Donation boxes will be available downtown, entry free by donation, all proceeds will go to FCHS for Make a Difference Day. Music and Food will be available on 2nd St. Lady Mules Volleyball Senior night tonight takes place tonight, and the Lady Mules want everyone to come out and support Make A Difference Day at the Beach Night. There will be a free photo booth, the Freshman game begins at 5:15 pm, and 100% of the Gate will go to the Make A Difference Day Splash Pad Project. The City of Fairfield and the Wayne County Chamber will be hosting Touch-A-Truck on Thursday, October 20th from 5-8pm
(OLNEY/NEWTON) The Illinois Eastern Community Colleges Board of Trustees met for its regular monthly meeting in October this past Tuesday night in Oln.
Drury High School has announced the destruction of academic records for the Class of 2017 after June 29. Students have until that date to pick up their records.