for cupcakes, if the Republican students want to accurately satirize the effects of quantitative Affirmative Action.
When Prop 209 passed, Black enrollment declined but the percentage of UC students that were White did not change appreciably. On the other hand, UC admitted significantly more Asian students. Obviously, Asian cultures are not monolithic, but Asian students are enrolled at UC campuses in numbers much greater than their percentage in the California population. Hence, using AA quotas (which the Gov. Brown bill does not do and in fact the Supreme Court found unconstitutional in the case involving the University of Michigan) would lead to more Blacks and fewer Asians admitted. Furthermore, females are over represented (if you use numeric quotas), especially when you compare the enrollment of non-White females to non-White males, where there is an almost two to one discrepancy if you look at university enrollment nationwide.
Finally, Black enrollment at UC campuses and CSCU campuses is gradually increasing in recent years. In fact, the percentage of Black students at UC Riverside is higher then it was before Prop 209 passed and it is going up at UCLA also. UC already uses holistic admissions so that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are evaluated with respect to their economic and educational opportunities. Is it possible that some politicians are supporting unneeded and divisive legislation in order to win votes in the minority community--a community that is greatly over represented in the unemployment statistics?
When Prop 209 passed, Black enrollment declined but the percentage of UC students that were White did not change appreciably. On the other hand, UC admitted significantly more Asian students. Obviously, Asian cultures are not monolithic, but Asian students are enrolled at UC campuses in numbers much greater than their percentage in the California population. Hence, using AA quotas (which the Gov. Brown bill does not do and in fact the Supreme Court found unconstitutional in the case involving the University of Michigan) would lead to more Blacks and fewer Asians admitted. Furthermore, females are over represented (if you use numeric quotas), especially when you compare the enrollment of non-White females to non-White males, where there is an almost two to one discrepancy if you look at university enrollment nationwide.
Finally, Black enrollment at UC campuses and CSCU campuses is gradually increasing in recent years. In fact, the percentage of Black students at UC Riverside is higher then it was before Prop 209 passed and it is going up at UCLA also. UC already uses holistic admissions so that students from disadvantaged backgrounds are evaluated with respect to their economic and educational opportunities. Is it possible that some politicians are supporting unneeded and divisive legislation in order to win votes in the minority community--a community that is greatly over represented in the unemployment statistics?
