Race in Admissions

In the article "Race in admissions: maintaining a vibrant, diverse student body," from The Daily Texan, the columnist weighs in on the recent Fisher vs. University of Texas lawsuit that is currently being appealed to the United States Supreme Court.
The author seems to be primairly addressing any whom have been offended by the claim that the University of Texas practices affirmative action. The author is also a student of the University of Texas, and therefore is qualified to comment on the ethnic diversity of the student population. Some credibility was also added with the mention of the past court cases the university has been involved in due to similar circumstances, showing research on the subject was done.
I feel the author agrees with the way the University of Texas is currently handling their admissions process. The plaintiffs in the current court case make a valid point in suggesting that the Top Ten Percent rule should contain enough ethnic diversity that remaining applicants should not be subject to these considerations. However, the author counters that argument effectively by suggesting that ethnic diversity is not always equally represented in the Top Ten Percent rule due to minorities not always having the same pre-college opporunities due to economic barriers.
I agree with the author and from the information provided, agree with the current university admissions process. It is specifically stated that race is a secondary consideration. To me this means that if the admissions department is for example looking to add more African American students, yet an Asian student looks better academically, they will go with the Asian student based on the academics. I feel that the university would receive MUCH more scrutiny if they DIDNT use this process, ultimately leading to a less diverse student body.

Perry The Executioner

In the article "Perry The Executioner," featured in the Austin Chronicle, the journalist points out several facts, and opinions regarding the death penalty. Although I dont necessairly agree with everything stated in this article, it is no lie that Texas does indeed lead the country in executions, and the majority of them have taken place since Governor Perry has been in office. I thought this article was interesting because although it is written with a clear bias against Governor Perry, it does introduce a good bit of factual information on the topic and history of executions in Texas, and a personal opinion can be made. I personally feel that while Governor Perry may be a little execution happy, the larger percent of executions has a lot to do with the fact that Perry has been in office for such an extended period of time.

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