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BU College Republicans Create Scholarship For White Students...Sort Of

The Boston University College Republicans have decided to put their money where their mouth is in order to combat the "worst form of bigotry confronting America today." To that end, the organization has created a scholarship for white students only, the Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship. In order, I suppose, to not look too "politically incorrect," recipients are required to be at least 25% white, recalling the days of 19th Century New Orleans.

The scholarship is intended to "raise awareness" to what its creators say is the bigotry of racial preference programs. The scholarship is worth only $250, which probably won't raise a lot of awareness. Once the recipient is chosen, BUCR will host an event to honor the winner, discuss the award, and conduct a forum on racial preference. To be followed, perhaps, by a reverse Quadroon ball?

Comments

Caucasian by what definition? According to the US Government, it includes people of European, North African, and Middle Eastern descent. I'd love to have a Lebanese-American get this scholarship--or sue the bejesus out of them for *not* getting it!

Posted by: Barbara on 11/22/06 at 10:44 AM

Much of the press regarding this issue has been misleading as it alludes to a "whites only" scholarship. The creators of the fund are no doubt aware that one could be 25% "caucasian" and 75% African-American (for example) and qualify for this while not appearing "white" in the conventional sense at all.

Posted by: p on 11/24/06 at 2:28 PM

What can a person say? That is the most ludicrous thing I've heard in a while - sounds like a gimmick to arouse skinhead venom and to make sure one of their croanies gets two-fifty a year and a dinner. What a bunch of goofballs.

Posted by: Paul Miller on 11/25/06 at 12:00 PM