April 09, 1997 (vol. 107, iss. 108) • Page Image 1
… decision By Chris Metinko Daily Staff Reporter Students and University officials were left with mixed reactions yester- day after a federal court upheld Proposition 209, an initiative that allows voters to…
… that as many as 18 other. states have similar legislature pending. Some University students said they agreed with yesterday's decision. "(Voters) should have the right to decide ...," said LSA first…
…-year student Joseph Freidman. "It shouldn't just be out of the public's hands." LSA first-year student Jami Shaw said she believes that admissions poli- cies around the country should be based more on academics…
… than race or gender. "I think it should be just on acade- mics. If you work hard, you can come here," Shaw said. "You shouldn't get a free ride for just being a minority." Other students said they feel…
… that diversity is an important component to an institution, especially one like the University. These students had mixed emotions on whether race and gender should be considered in admissions decisions…
… a melting pot" and said University students should get accus- tomed to different people and cultures. "I have mixed feelings on affirma- tive action," said Freidman, who claimed that he knows students…
… to bring the administration closer to the student body and to redirect the University away "from a kind of cen- trifugal force pulling them away from their central functions," a philosophy he…
… think the administration should be on campus with the students - that's why we're here, because of the students." Bollinger said he hopes to focus his presidency on bringing to light ques- tions of…


