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Watchdog group ponders college suits(in support of AA bake sales)
The Washington Times ^ | December 12, 2003 | Jon Ward

Posted on 12/12/2003 7:31:25 AM PST by Fun Bob

Edited on 07/12/2004 4:11:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

An education watchdog group is charging several colleges around the country with silencing free speech after shutting down bake sales and is considering legal action.

The "affirmative action bake sales," held by Republican and libertarian groups are modeled after "wage gap" bake sales held by student feminist groups, have sold cookies and brownies at different prices depending on student's race and sex to protest college policies that determine admissions based on such factors.


(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Education; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: academia; affirmativeaction; bakesale; collegerepublicans
I am not familiar with Fire but their web address is

http://www.thefire.org/index.php

1 posted on 12/12/2003 7:31:26 AM PST by Fun Bob
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To: Fun Bob
F.I.R.E. is at the forefront of defending student rights, especially Freedom of Speech rights. They are excellent, and I recommend you become familiar with them!
2 posted on 12/12/2003 10:25:28 AM PST by LiteKeeper
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To: LiteKeeper
http://www.thefire.org/index.php

Go there. Help them.
3 posted on 12/13/2003 4:33:59 PM PST by MonroeDNA (Soros gave up on the job-loss FR takeover, so now they are spamming it with vanities.)
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