‘Education’ Category
» posted on Saturday, July 2nd, 2011 at 12:41 pm by Damien Baldino
Federal Appeals court encourages racism
A federal appeals court gave the nod to racism over fairness yesterday when they overturned the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI). One of the purposes of MCRI is to prevent race from being used as a factor in University admissions and state hiring.
I know that liberals like to blame many of the world’s ills on racism and white citizens, but I’m still amazed at the stupidity of those who oppose MCRI. Basically, it says that race should not be a consideration in university admissions. Proponents feel that grades, test scores, interviews, awards, and extracurricular activities are important, and that the amount of melanin in someone’s skin shouldn’t matter. These individuals are supporting the color-blind society liberals pretend to support, but undermine at every point. » read more
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» posted on Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 at 6:42 pm by Damien Baldino
Student Loans: What happened to personal responsibility?
When I was 17, I considered many colleges. As the process unfolded, I realized I would have to stay close to home and attend a public college or university. This narrowed my choices to Rhode Island College and the University of Rhode Island. At the time (1994), RIC was about $2,900 per year (It’s about $5,000 now), about $1,500 per year less than URI. It was also much closer to my house. I was happy at RIC, but I didn’t consider it the perfect situation. At the time, I would have liked a more prestigious school, but thankfully I focused more on important criteria.
So, why am I bringing this up 16 years later? It’s because I read an article about a woman named Cortney Munna who racked up $97,000 in student loans because she insisted on attending a prestigious school. Ms. Munna and her mother are complaining about the large amount of debt and seem intent on placing blame on lenders for lending. » read more
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