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THE BAKKE DECISION Special minority admissions programs may be adversely affected after the decision by the California Supreme Court that admissions programs that give preferential treatment to minorities are unconstitutional at the University of California at Berkeley. The following two articles, taken from the DI concerning the Bakke Case may be able to further explain the ramifications of this far reaching decision. BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) - The president of the University of California said Sunday the school had compelling reasons to appeal to the U.S. Supreme court a state judicial decision strikeing down its special minority admissions programs. If the university had not appealed, the result would have been 'a crushing blow to the many minority students working hard...in the hope that access to professional training is a realistic possible despite handicapped educational backgrounds," said UC President David Saxon. Saxon defended the university's decision to appeal, a move that has been criticized by some minorities on grounds the case is not strong enough and that an adverse decision by the high court might hurt minorities. The case touched off debate when, in september, the California Supreme Court ruled that admissions programs that give preferential treatment to minorities at the expense of whites violate the equal protection guarantee in the constitution. Allan Bakke, who is white, had sued the university, saying that because of his race he was twice denied admission to the UC Davis Medical School, which reserves 16 out of 100 places for minority students. (Editors note; The following article was written by Teresa Rodriquez, the former Editor of El Laberinto, now writing for the DI. Dr. Rudolfo Acuna gave a number of lectures about Chicano Studies Programs on the U of I campus Jan. 25.) LITTLE EFFECT SEEN FROM BAKKE DECISION The recent decision of the California Supreme Court that the state universities affirmative action policies are unconstitutionally discriminatory will result in few changes for special admissions programs at this time, Chicano historian Dr. Rudolfo Acuna predicts. Speaking in the union Harvard Room Tuesday afternoon, Acuna, A professor of Chicano Studies at California State University, pointed out that the recent Bakke decision will not eliminate special admissions programs in the state The case concerns a student, Allen Bakke, who after twice being denied admission to the University of California's midical school, filed suit, stating that the practice of reserving spots for minorities violated the equal protection guarantee of the constitution. In the suit, Bakke asserted that less qualified students were admitted through 6
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THE BAKKE DECISION Special minority admissions programs may be adversely affected after the decision by the California Supreme Court that admissions programs that give preferential treatment to minorities are unconstitutional at the University of California at Berkeley. The following two articles, taken from the DI concerning the Bakke Case may be able to further explain the ramifications of this far reaching decision. BERKELEY, Calif. (UPI) - The president of the University of California said Sunday the school had compelling reasons to appeal to the U.S. Supreme court a state judicial decision strikeing down its special minority admissions programs. If the university had not appealed, the result would have been 'a crushing blow to the many minority students working hard...in the hope that access to professional training is a realistic possible despite handicapped educational backgrounds," said UC President David Saxon. Saxon defended the university's decision to appeal, a move that has been criticized by some minorities on grounds the case is not strong enough and that an adverse decision by the high court might hurt minorities. The case touched off debate when, in september, the California Supreme Court ruled that admissions programs that give preferential treatment to minorities at the expense of whites violate the equal protection guarantee in the constitution. Allan Bakke, who is white, had sued the university, saying that because of his race he was twice denied admission to the UC Davis Medical School, which reserves 16 out of 100 places for minority students. (Editors note; The following article was written by Teresa Rodriquez, the former Editor of El Laberinto, now writing for the DI. Dr. Rudolfo Acuna gave a number of lectures about Chicano Studies Programs on the U of I campus Jan. 25.) LITTLE EFFECT SEEN FROM BAKKE DECISION The recent decision of the California Supreme Court that the state universities affirmative action policies are unconstitutionally discriminatory will result in few changes for special admissions programs at this time, Chicano historian Dr. Rudolfo Acuna predicts. Speaking in the union Harvard Room Tuesday afternoon, Acuna, A professor of Chicano Studies at California State University, pointed out that the recent Bakke decision will not eliminate special admissions programs in the state The case concerns a student, Allen Bakke, who after twice being denied admission to the University of California's midical school, filed suit, stating that the practice of reserving spots for minorities violated the equal protection guarantee of the constitution. In the suit, Bakke asserted that less qualified students were admitted through 6
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