Posted by LTB on July 24, 2008 at 6:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Good for him for excercising his right to free speech.

Conflict?...no more than Cindy Carlslile "serving" as a regent while her husband wrung as much money as he could out of the same school.

Posted by buffs_buzz on July 24, 2008 at 9:10 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Bosley lives in Longmont? I thought he was wealthy?

Posted by Robert_Paul_Smoke on July 24, 2008 at 11:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

affirmative action is a somewhat ungainly device for resolving inequities experienced by people of color or known to have been disenfranchised --

that version of history does not exist for steve bosley -- smiling ethnic cleansing administrator of social justice for rich white people

Posted by whybolder on July 24, 2008 at 11:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Secretary of State records also show Bosley donated to Rollie Heath's state senate campaign. Those who support diversity in higher education should call on Heath to reject Bosley's support and this "civil rights" initiative.

Posted by lynn_segal_aka_lds on July 24, 2008 at 11:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Doing away with affirmative action is OK by me, so long as REPARATIONS are appropriate to the crime. But that's much more than the society can afford.
The crime was too repugnant.

Posted by Heartland on July 25, 2008 at 2:14 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Since there is no Republican candidate for State Senate Disrict 18, a lot of republicans have been attempting to influence the Democratic primary by contributing to Rollie Heath's campaign.

Posted by John_Galt on July 25, 2008 at 4:35 a.m. (Suggest removal)

affirmative action = racism

a racist act: when a school gives preference to a person because of his skin color

Posted by albanal on July 25, 2008 at 7:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Rollie's a DINO !

Posted by yayo on July 25, 2008 at 8:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Thank you John_Galt

Posted by Tailgunner_Joe on July 25, 2008 at 9:09 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by lynn_segal_aka_lds on July 24, 2008 at 11:39 p.m.

"Doing away with affirmative action is OK by me, so long as REPARATIONS are appropriate to the crime. But that's much more than the society can afford.
The crime was too repugnant."

Giving slavery reparations to people who have never been slaves is repugnant.

Posted by akopkin on July 25, 2008 at 9:23 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The policy of legacies - giving preferential treatment to a student based on a parent or other relative's prior attendance at the same institution - has been happening for years. Historically, white, land-owning males were the only people allowed to go to college. While the demographics of the college student population has changed recently, this is still a discriminatory policy that seems to go untouched by people who profess equal rights to all.

Posted by aross on July 25, 2008 at 9:45 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Based on national stats, CU will become mostly female (of all colors) should affirmative action be discarded.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/19/edu...
If it gets rid of the football team, fine by me.

Posted by physicist on July 25, 2008 at 9:48 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Affirmative action was outlawed in Florida in 2000. I've never heard a minority student complain. Historically, there were protests in 2000, but the tension has largely subsided. Minority enrollment actually increased in the "aftermath." As long as minorities in Florida get good grades and legitimate standardized test scores, we still get in. I did.

Posted by Candidate_Coleman on July 25, 2008 at 10:25 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This is a ballot measure, it should pass or fail on in it's merits, but ironically like affirmative action itself, the futures of 46 and 82 will be tied to externalities beyond their control. Instead of Black-White, Male-Female the affirmative action will be Democrat-Republican. I challenge those who profess an objective view point and desire for equality to read the ballot language before deciding, here is a link:

http://coloradocri.org/ballot_languag...

To further prejudice the opinion on this subject I will say that I am a working class black male, raised in a low income single parent home, who has a bachelors from one of the most prestigious institutions in the world and a Masters Degree from CU. Most people would assume from that Bio that I would be a proponent of Affirmative Action, that is the problem with Affirmative Action. My life experience has shown me that economic disparity is America's current MOST important social inequity issue. Race and Gender band-aids like Affirmative Action do little to solve race and gender bias, while exacerbating economic inequality by precluding the demographic most likely to exhibit bias (low income of any ethnicity) from educational and economic opportunity. (also ironic in that education is the only know cure for bias). Here is a link to an opinion on Affirmative Action that comes from the perspective of a supposed beneficiary.

http://therouttreport.typepad.com/lat...

The civil rights movement was about equity for all. People of Color and Women want to be treated the same. Merit based assessment is the only thing that is truly fair.

Posted by davidhustvedt on July 25, 2008 at 10:26 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Admissions should be based only on merit, not state-sponsored racism.

Posted by lynn_segal_aka_lds on July 25, 2008 at 10:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

tailgunner

Your name is like you. You shoot from the rear.

You don't have to be a direct descendent from slaves to be affected by slavery. THAT IS SO BASIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Phaedria on July 25, 2008 at 11:27 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Using all-caps in a forum is repugnant.

Posted by Tailgunner_Joe on July 25, 2008 at 12:05 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Taxing people who have never owned slaves to give slavery reparations to people who have never been slaves is pretty basic. It's a personal responsibility issue. Explaining personal responsibility to a Liberal is like trying to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of my time and it annoys the pig.

Posted by degas_e on July 25, 2008 at 12:28 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Based on my experience in one department (yes, I know that this hardly suffices as overwhelming proof), the people who benefit from affirm. action-type programs (not necessarily admission but jobs/scholarships) are the people who need it the least since many of the beneficiaries grew up in affluent Denver areas and went to schools like Cherry Creek. If CU really wanted to increase "diversity," it would not focus on color but on economic background. Plus the patronizing "there is a distinct minority viewpoint" is really trying.

Posted by springerwannab on July 25, 2008 at 12:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)

"Wow, $400 is enough for a tank full of gas. Who wouldn't kill for that?"
Thanks for the laugh. I needed that!

Posted by Dick_Tater on July 25, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Is the black community going to give reparations to the many white families who had ancestors die fighting for their freedom?

Posted by tatnick on July 25, 2008 at 1:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Hey Lynn, I'm with you on the reparations. My family lost a few members fighting to liberate the slaves in the War of Rebellion and I deserve financial compensation. The university also should accept my kids over those whose relatives didn't serve in the Union Army. THAT IS SO BASIC!!!
PS - My grandma told me that we have Native American ancestors so I'd like a well paying position in the Ethnic Studies Department too.

Posted by boulder_native on July 25, 2008 at 3:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)

aross writes "If it gets rid of the football team, fine by me."

Actually, that's a great idea. Let's apply racial quotas to the football and basketball teams, just like title 9 did for gender. This should really help the equality of races on campus!

If you don't get it.... let me explain. I had a roommate at CU that was black and NOT on the football or basketball team. He left CU after a year because he got tired of being asked, "Hey what team do you play on?"

Racial quotas have served their purpose and its time to do away with them. The very fact that obama is the Democratic nominee is proof that we no longer need them. It's time for all to play on a level playing field and for scholarships for the needy be race blind.

Posted by Tailgunner_Joe on July 25, 2008 at 3:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Posted by hatmonger on July 25, 2008 at 1:58 p.m.

"Slavery helped create wealth and privilege, which was inherited, and created a society prejudiced against blacks, to this day."

My g-g-g grandfather owned seven slaves. He released then as soon as his state seceded from the Union. I inherited a table that he made in about 1840. I hardly know what to do with all my inherited wealth and privilege. I worked my way through college as a janitor and landscaper. Any motivated person could have done the same. I don't believe that minorities are being denied jobs as janitors or landscapers, are they?

Yes prejudice continues to this day. I see prejudice against Conservatives and people of faith on this blog daily. If you don't vote for Obama, you're obviously a racist. Poor Tiger Woods can't even join the Augusta Country Club. Neither can I. People make disparaging remarks about the African-American candidate. Oh, never mind, that was Jesse Jackson. How much does your entitlement plan intend to pay poor disenfranchised millionaires like Michael Jordan and Denzel Washington? Will Halle Berry get a half share? I'm 1/32nd Black. How much do I get?

There's no worse form of discrimination than that practiced by Liberals: the soft bigotry of low expectations. Liberals tell minorities that they're not smart enough or responsible enough to succeed without assistance. Conservatives abhor this practice. If you want to continue this dialogue, you'll have to do it at 14,155 feet. I have places to go.

Posted by Horace on July 25, 2008 at 4:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Affirmative action in higher education should be based on high school education. Those students that are disenfranchised by way of inferior public schools should be the beneficiaries. In such a system, minorities will still benifit the most, but whites will not be excluded. Obviously, students must have attended these inferior high schools for a minimum amount of time (say 5 semesters?), to qualify for the program.

I doubt he would support an economic based AA program either...

Posted by drillthewilderness on July 26, 2008 at 2:34 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Its about time... Now they just need guarantee Colorado high school graduates admittances to state schools