I agree with Bethany that Uni's curriculum is multicultural and open. And I agree with a lot of what she says in her column. But I also think that we, as a group of white priveleged students, don't really know the issues that minorities face, especially African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans. Bethany said previously, "It's not Uni's place to try to change things by taking not as qualified minorities over more qualified students." However, I think if this were not the case, we would have an all white and Asian school. I do think that there are flaws with the affirmative action program in that it does not look at socioeconomic status. But I also think that a color blind enrollment system, as I said in my column on school systems in Lousiville, would bring us back to largely segregated atmosphere, especially at elite schools like Uni. Minorities are at a large enough disadvantage because of institutionalized racism that affirmative action becomes a necessary means to an end; that end being diversity and multiculturalism. Most white students applying to Uni are granted the resources to study for the SSAT, involve themselves in extracurriculars, and do other things that help them in the admissions process. However, minorities are not as easily guaranteed those resources. So why should we automatically let in any white student who had a better score on the SSAT? They were given definite advantages throughout the entire admissions process.