UCLA objectifying black students
UCLA is pulling out all the stops to make sure the 392 black freshmen they accepted know for certain that they are, indeed, black. How can one ignore this fact with an event such as Friday’s “Admit Weekend: Black by Popular Demand?”
But an event isn’t quite money in the bank. While everyone else applies to get scholarships ““ filling out applications with details about their academic and sports careers to compete for money ““ these students get them without even asking.
UCLA is treating these students as if they were not individuals, but “The Black Students.” They are nameless and faceless ““ but colorful ““ which is way more important to UCLA.
I hope every single one of them declines their admittance offer in indignation. This is not how you treat human individuals. It is how you treat sheep.
Nader Badri
Fourth-year, International development studies
Group’s views hurt open discussion
L.O.G.I.C.’s views of Islam as belligerent hinder the discussion and understanding of Islam’s teachings about violence.
Islam is not completely violent, nor is it completely pacifist, and its views about violence should be discussed with understanding.
There should be discussion over Islam’s allowances for violence and how such allowances are used or abused by radical Muslims.
Groups like L.O.G.I.C. prevent Muslims from publicly recognizing their faith’s allowable forms of violence, which could fuel helpful discussion about Islam and its more radical forms.
As a Catholic, I believe and publicly recognize my faith’s precepts over violence (for example, I believe in the allowance of just war ““ a defensive war which will most likely not create more destruction than it seeks to end).
When vehement groups give Muslims reason to fear public reaction, they greatly damage the road to understanding and true democracy.
Joshua Nogales
Third-year, Computer science