This year, California voters have an opportunity to revive affirmative action in the state. With the growing push for diversity on campus, the Cal Poly community is weighing whether or not it’s an opportunity worth taking. In 1996, Californians passed Proposition 209 — a ban on affirmative action in public employment and education, which prohibited […]
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Letter to the Editor: Dear Asian people at Cal Poly— vote yes to affirmative action
Lydia Dasari is a business administration junior. The views expressed in this letter do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News. Proposition 16 affects all Californians, not just Asian Californians. I address this to us, Asian people at Cal Poly, because our cultures have been specifically weaponized to preserve unjust power dynamics. We are told that […]
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Why Cal Poly is not affected by Trump rescinding affirmative action guidelines
These guidelines were largely seen as a push to diversify higher education.
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Affirmative action in courts again
The U.S. Supreme Court will allow a hearing of an appeal which could bring negative attention to how affirmative action is currently used in universities and colleges around the country. In this case, affirmative action gives racial preference to certain students while applying to universities and colleges to give the institution a more diverse population […]