<p>So, who will be applying for the new White Scholarship? </p>
<p>Do you think it’s racist?</p>
<p>What does this say about the school?</p>
<p>What's wrong with a scholarship for white students? I'm not caucasian, but I feel that if some one puts up the money, then that person has the right to give the to whomever he/she pleases; and if it's white only then so be it. There are thousands of scholarship that target specific group, not only racially. Now that there is a scholarship for caucasian only, everyone should cry foul? I don't see the logic in that. There are plenty of poor white students who really need the money, and so many scholarships they've looked up prefer "minority." I see this scholarship as a fair way to give those student a chance.</p>
<p>BU is a good school (although I would never want to go there) there's alot of diversity there (despite the fact that everybody secludes themselves to their own niche). I don't think this scholarship speaks poorly of the school, BU does offer the Martin Luther King scholarship for minority student.</p>
<p>"Now that there is a scholarship for caucasian only, everyone should cry foul?"</p>
<p>Well, that was the exact reason they put up the scholarship--so that everyone would cry foul, and then they could point out that it's exactly the same as the MLK scholarship, only in reverse.</p>
<p>It says nothing about the school. It's a publicity stunt by people opposed to race-based preferences.</p>
<p>the MLK scholarship from BU isnt for minorities. it's for anyone interested. minorities can get scholarships liek the "John F Kenneddy Scholarship", same concept.</p>
<p>white scholarships, as stated above, are completely fair game.</p>
<p>im a minority too.</p>
<p>No, it says a lot about the school. It says a lot about the Young Republicans as a racist political organization.</p>
<p>People can say and do anything they like to make themselves look stupid or racist. Look at Michael Richards... </p>
<p>What gets me is these kids are supposed to be somewhat intelligent, yet they don't understand why race base scholarships exist. $33,000 a year in tuition and this is what their parents get?</p>
<p>but youre saying all white people make enough to pay full tuition. thats not true. there black/hispanic people who make enough to pay full tuition.</p>
<p>Wait what? I'm completely lost. Where does the White Scholarship end and the College Republican being racist begin? For the record, I'm a College Democrat.
"People can say and do anything they like to make themselves look stupid or racist." On purpose or as a side effect of stupidity?</p>
<p>Indiana Jones, can you clarify the purpose for this post? I'm very confused by it. Is BU creating an white-only scholarship, is BU College Republican want to have one?</p>
<p>If the point is to knock BU because a small group makes a publicity announcement, then consider that this kind of thing happens less at BU than at many other very good schools. </p>
<p>To clarify, a small group at BU has announced they'll give $250 to a person who is demonstrably 80% caucasian (or some similar percentage). Not the school. It's a stunt. </p>
<p>Now BU, like most schools, offers a bunch of scholarships that are restricted to certain groups. Most of BU's go to Boston Public School students but there are also a number - not BU funded - that go to local Catholic school students. It's common for colleges to offer specific scholarships - to an engineering student from Iowa, to a math major whose last name begins with B. These are funded by groups, often by bequests. This white scholarship is not school sponsored or funded.</p>
<p>If you want to call the College Republicans just a small group, then you might as well call the Republican party just some little gathering of like minded folk. </p>
<p>The College Republicans are the largest and oldest political youth organization in the United States, with 50 member federations. Today, there are over 200,000 college republicans on over 1,775 campuses nationwide that make up the College Republican National Committee.</p>
<p>Just like many minorities make enough to pay tuitition, many white people DON'T. Just because you're white doesn't automatically mean you're rich.
Not that I agree with this scholarship, but seriously, let them do what they want. It's a lousy $250 that, especially with the cost of BU, isn't going to make a dent in your tuition anyways.</p>
<p>"What gets me is these kids are supposed to be somewhat intelligent, yet they don't understand why race base scholarships exist. $33,000 a year in tuition and this is what their parents get?"</p>
<p>Just because someone disagrees with an idea doesn't mean that they do not understand it. Many people find the logic behind race based scholarships to be faulty.</p>
<p>To be specific, I meant the College Republicans at BU are a small organization. That is true. Other schools in other parts of the country are far more conservative.</p>
<p>Whatever the issues about race-based scholarships, the fact is this was a publicity stunt, not a real scholarship.</p>
<p>Discrimination is a horrible thing to live with. Racism is a learned trait passed down from generation to generation. It's a complex issue that starts with "I don't like these people cause they're different." It then gets reinforced by self-segregation. Self-segregation occurs partly cause people want to avoid the pain of discrimination.</p>
<p>America needs to understand the disabling effects discrimination has on an entire group of people before we start to dismantle systems like affirmative action or race-based scholarships. These systems were put in place in order to break the stranglehold of generational poverty caused by racism and America's original sin. If accommodations aren't made people will resort back to a silent racism and discrimination. </p>
<p>What's clear is groups like Boston Univ.'s College Republicans don't have a clue about the history of racism/discrimination/slavery and its impact on generational poverty. Sure they want to compete on merit, but they don't realize how they've had an advantage over other groups that have been discriminated against for generations. This is a shameful failure of our education system and an extremely poor reflection on Boston University. </p>
<p>If scene's like Hurricane Katrina don't make people aware that the issue still exists then I don't know what will. :sad:</p>
<p>I dislike BU as any BC student could dislike BU (especially at the time of the Bean Pot). However, I fail to see how the action of a group of student reflect poorly on the school as a whole? If you have a bunch of rich white guys and gals doing thing you don't agree with, then fine, but how does that speak poorly on BU? What did BU do, accept them into its colleges?</p>
<p>The head line I read on a national news site was something along the lines of "Boston University Offers Caucasian Only Scholarship." That seems pretty detrimental to the university if you ask me.</p>
<p>BU has nothing to do with this. And what about college Democrats all across the country, I'm sure you find they outnumber the college Republican population. </p>
<p>Indiana's post is full of generalizations. Others have stated things quite accurately, there are plenty of needy white students that are not eligible for the race-specific scholarships, so why shouldn't there be one just for caucasians. Not all blacks and hispanics are "needy".</p>
<p>If this caucasian only scholarship is racist then so are all other race-specific scholarships.</p>
<p>Putting the content aside it obviously has worked if the goal was dialogue and controversy---I actually think its a good thing although for reasons having nothing to do with the act itself---BU like most Northeastern schools is considered to be more liberal, and it is, so I think its a positive that on such a campus there is room for students from all leanings. It'd be like reading about a liberal subgroup at a traditional deep south conservative leaning school. Controversy is vital to a healthy college environment. This has taken on more of a news flash because it is coming from a more liberal type college in New England. While we may disagree with the content the discourse it engenders is noteworthy.</p>
<p>I disagree. BU has everything to do with this. The students represent the school. BU has failed as an educational institution if they don't expose their students to racial issues such as generational poverty and why systems like affirmative action and race-based scholarships exist. </p>
<p>Slavery was not just a southern problem... but our schools teach it that way. MA, CT, NY, NJ, RI, PA...etc. all bought/sold slaves.</p>