<p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/l...-home-headlines%5B/url%5D">http://www.latimes.com/news/local/l...-home-headlines</a></p>
<p>THE STATE
A Startling Statistic at UCLA
At the school whose alumni include Jackie Robinson and Tom Bradley, only 96 blacks are expected in this fall's freshman class.
By Rebecca Trounson, Times Staff Writer
June 3, 2006 </p>
<p>This fall 4,852 freshmen are expected to enroll at UCLA, but only 96, or 2%, are African American the lowest figure in decades and a growing concern at the Westwood campus.</p>
<p>For several years, students, professors and administrators at UCLA have watched with discouragement as the numbers of black students declined. But the new figures, released this week, have shocked many on campus and prompted school leaders to declare the situation a crisis.</p>
<p>do you really think UCLA is being racist? they cant be...sure they follow some sort of hidden "quota"...but they just admitt by stats...ever find the stats on the percentage of blacks that have stats that match other races' stats worth being admitted into UCLA?</p>
<p>just my opinion...obviously not an expert..</p>
<p>Ever since CA banned AA in 1996, minority numbers at all the UC's have dropped.</p>
<p>there's nothing wrong with this, if there are fewer qualified african americans applying to UCLA, there are fewer admitted. simple as that. the article seems to imply a return to AA is needed. Uh, no.</p>
<p>This is righteous as well.</p>
<p>yeah, it's because of the halt of implementing AA in college admissions. (in the UC system)</p>
<p>So what if there are fewer people of African descent at a particular college?</p>
<p>I don't see how it's a 'crisis' either.</p>
<p>I can see the headline for Harvard:</p>
<p>"In a nation where 82% of the people are white, only 70some percent at Harvard fall into this arbitrary and racially-charged category. Free the white people!"</p>
<p>NOT.</p>
<p>"Ever since CA banned AA in 1996, minority numbers at all the UC's have dropped."</p>
<p>um ... asian has risen by almost two times, latino has stayed the same, and 'other' has risen by two times.</p>
<p>Asians aren't considered an under-represented minority. And I would like to see some sources showing that "other" has risen by two times, or that latinos have stayed the same.</p>
<p>2% is far too low, if you want to say it's because of no AA then look at the other top UC's (UCB, UCSD?) and if they are also enrolling at a rate 2% for blacks, then it may be more valid a point. Im not saying its racism in effect, but that just is too low. But to get a better understanding you would need an admitted percentage because this could also be a case of many blacks just not wanting to go to UCLA</p>
<p>The other side of the coin is blacks who have stats that will get them in to UCLA and CAL, those same stats will also get them admitted into other schools with better FA. With the cost of the UCs at approx $23,000 in-state on campus, If someone has to borrow or pay approx 13,000 out of pocket, he same money could be spent on a different school.</p>
<p>That's a poor example of linear thinking, SonataX.</p>