University of Texas Still To Use Race in Admissions Process

The University of Texas at Austin has been under a lot of scrutiny for a long period of time. The reasoning for this scrutiny happens to be their affirmative actions clauses. Under these clauses the UT is legally allowed to use an individuals race in their undergraduate acceptance. The University was sued last year and taken to the U.S. Supreme Court but was voted to a lower appeals court. The court felt they didn't want to "interfere with the university's richness of education.

In Austin, Texas today the Federal Appeals Court ruled in favor of UT and granted them allocation to continue using race as a factor playing in an individuals acceptance at the university. 

It's appealing because the individual that filed a lawsuit was a young white female by the name of Abigail Fisher. Any individual of no knowledge of the situation would have presumed that the person filing a lawsuit would be of color because of the all so apparent presence of racism in the United States.  Its so becoming to hear people say racism, injustice, or discrimination don't exist, but how can anyone of any insight or education claim it doesn't when you read about a situation and event like this.

Its angering because everyday you see commercials and here people tell you to educate yourself and broaden your education but how can one better thyself when an instiution of higher learning that's supposed to grant you tuition openly expresses that one's race play a significance in one's acceptance. 

Furthermore, it's infuriating being a fellow Texan, such a warm and welcoming place would allow for a decision of this manner to be granted. 

You be the judge here.

LS