Last night we, Christine, Rachael and Taylor, went to MPU, otherwise known as the Michigan Political Union, to discuss the constitutionality of affirmative action and Michigan's decision to ban it via Proposition 2.
That's a very small picture of MPU's coat of arms.
MPU is a fun roommate+Zacky activity we like to do every other Monday. We enjoy it even though Zacky's the only one of us who does the talking. I do the secretary-ing and Taylor and Christine do the sitting and listening.
This is what Zacky looked like when he first started MPU, back when he had fun hairs.
This week was especially interesting because of the subject matter. The resolution itself seemed a little complicated because it dealt with the Supreme Court and its jurisdiction over decisions made by Michigan voters, but most people talked about the merits (or absurdity) of affirmative action so that was easily understood by everyone.
I liked it because I didn't really know how I felt about affirmative action. I have now concluded that I am for it, but probably not the system that was being used. I think that's how Teeners and Girlfriend feel too, but I can't say for sure.
Brian, however, did not feel this way at all and, more importantly, was not afraid to share it. He thinks that your ACT score and GPA should be the only factors taken into consideration during the college admissions process. (Personally I think that's putting a lot of weight on a single test you take when you're 16, but I guess that is the supposed function of a standardized test. Whether or not it's functional is a-whole-nother issue.) That's reasonable, but also not so much a solution to the problem of discrimination against minorities either.
Some people argued that the decision to allow affirmative action should be left to the state being affected (in this case: Michigan) and that the Supreme Court is NOT the deciding institutional. To me, that's a little scary because minorities, racial or otherwise, could be forever disenfranchised as long as the majority is not required to obey any kind of higher power.
But anyway, this was supposed to be a fun blog, not a political one so I'll stop talking about that. MPU was also fun because we got to wear nice clothes, but not for too long that we got uncomfortable. Roommates clean up well. Also there were new people at MPU so we got to see/hear new voices.
Tonight I'm making dinner for the first time in the house. I didn't last week thanks to SBE and its ruining of my week, so I hope the CAT part of the house appreciates my cooking. Or at least doesn't hate it. I'd settle for that.
MPU is a fun roommate+Zacky activity we like to do every other Monday. We enjoy it even though Zacky's the only one of us who does the talking. I do the secretary-ing and Taylor and Christine do the sitting and listening.
This week was especially interesting because of the subject matter. The resolution itself seemed a little complicated because it dealt with the Supreme Court and its jurisdiction over decisions made by Michigan voters, but most people talked about the merits (or absurdity) of affirmative action so that was easily understood by everyone.
I liked it because I didn't really know how I felt about affirmative action. I have now concluded that I am for it, but probably not the system that was being used. I think that's how Teeners and Girlfriend feel too, but I can't say for sure.
Brian, however, did not feel this way at all and, more importantly, was not afraid to share it. He thinks that your ACT score and GPA should be the only factors taken into consideration during the college admissions process. (Personally I think that's putting a lot of weight on a single test you take when you're 16, but I guess that is the supposed function of a standardized test. Whether or not it's functional is a-whole-nother issue.) That's reasonable, but also not so much a solution to the problem of discrimination against minorities either.
Some people argued that the decision to allow affirmative action should be left to the state being affected (in this case: Michigan) and that the Supreme Court is NOT the deciding institutional. To me, that's a little scary because minorities, racial or otherwise, could be forever disenfranchised as long as the majority is not required to obey any kind of higher power.
But anyway, this was supposed to be a fun blog, not a political one so I'll stop talking about that. MPU was also fun because we got to wear nice clothes, but not for too long that we got uncomfortable. Roommates clean up well. Also there were new people at MPU so we got to see/hear new voices.
Tonight I'm making dinner for the first time in the house. I didn't last week thanks to SBE and its ruining of my week, so I hope the CAT part of the house appreciates my cooking. Or at least doesn't hate it. I'd settle for that.
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