Few students will ever earn a 1600 or 36, a perfect score on the SAT or ACT, respectively. Millions of high school students continue to take the college entrance exams, however, hoping to earn high enough scores for admission to a certain school. The recommendation of the president of the University of California could end that tradition for ... [Read More…]
Archives for 2001
Move past the past
I have seen the dialogues between CaSaundra Jackson and her columns and the letters of both Curt Baker and Kim Roach. I think some very pertinent points were raised by all parties in an attempt to understand Black History Month. Last Friday, when the responses to my friend Curt's letter were printed in the Optimist, Curt and I, along with some ... [Read More…]
Our history is together
I agree with Curt Baker's letter about Black History Month. I certainly think it is important to recognize all significant contributions to American history, whether they be by black people or white people. I really don't think, as Jackson suggested last week, that every other month of the year is devoted to white history month. The black people ... [Read More…]