<p>“vociferous – I don’t know why you forced racism into a discussion completely free of it, my comments included. Since when is proper grammar a question of race? Like the ink blot psych testing, <em>your</em> biases have been revealed.”</p>
<p>Please. Give it a rest. It amazes me how people try to deny what they meant after they are called on it. It is commonly known that UCR is one of the most diverse campuses in the country. The comments about the “raidersfan” and syntax/grammar connote exactly what you meant them to connote. </p>
<p>Further, UCR students are conscious of the rap on their school, some internalize it but for many it is a place of empowerment, especially for working class students and students of color. It can be a nurturing environment for those who are denigrated because they didn’t learn proper “syntax” or for being “raiderfans4eva.”</p>
<p>I don’t know about “people who try to deny what they meant after they are called on it”, but you invented a straw man racist in this case.</p>
<p>As to the comment about raiders4eva, that wasn’t my post.</p>
<p>The bigger question is, how can you make yourself confident in the decision to turn down an Ivy League, Berkeley, or UCLA for UCR?</p>
<p>“you invented a straw man racist in this case.”</p>
<p>I never called anyone a racist. I merely said the comments were tinged with a subtle racism and I know for a fact that the kids at UCR know the rap on them. Many internalize it but many are proud of their opportunity to be there and to denigrate that is uncalled for. </p>
<p>You denigrated the institution and the young people that go there.</p>
<p>"A UCR Student would write, as in post #7 above: “Im a junior in LA and I’m still not sure of what university * want to go but I have…”</p>
<p>A UC student from any of the other seven (except Merced) would write: “I’m a junior in LA still not sure about which university to attend. I have…”</p>
<p>There is a world of difference between those two choices of syntax and punctuation."</p>
<p>Ah, elitism at its finest. </p>
<p>vociferous said it all. Generally speaking, anyone can “ace” the SAT with money for prep. Also, I know a doctor alum of UCR who wouldn’t trade his experience there for the world. Had he gone to UCB or UCSD, he probably would not have had the time to take full advantage of the campus’ resources (and forget social life).</p>