Annette Robertson claims in her column (“Reverse discrimination,” Oct.3) that Affirmative Action is a racist policy. Yet, if she had looked up the history of Affirmative Action, she would know that it was instituted to help end racial discrimination. A little research would tell her that white students of higher education are in the majority, and whether she wants to admit it or not, this is a racist country. So please, spare me another privileged person crying “Reverse discrimination!” It doesn’t exist. Now, I agree that the University should take into consideration socio-economic diversity, however I do not understand why Robertson believes we should impliment this at the cost of racial diversity. Diversity comes in all forms and we should embrace all of it.
Mindy Johnston
CLAS IV
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