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Tell you what, run a poll on campus, in the town of State College, in your hometown, in lilly white Berks County, or in black Northeast Phili, and ask a few questions about USG students partying in blackface and KKK sheets and posting pictures of it on the Web.

You might find that race hatred, or the appearance of it through negligence, ignorance or stupidity, whether white or black or yellow or brown, is simply not very popular in this country anymore.

If you still don't agree, then enter politics and do something about it. Make the world safe for idiots in sheets and blackface.

And your point is exactly what?

Tell you what - How about we run a poll with the real question here - two students in student government. One a convicted bike thief, who is allowed to keep his position. One who exercises his freedom of speach to draw attention to this injustice, and is now under review for doing so. Is this fair?

1.) Ask the question without racial indications.
2.) Add the racial bias factor.

Tally the results. If the race of the two students affects the responses, you have evidence of racial bias. That is the case here - racial bias FOR the person of color, and investigation of the white student who drew attention to it.

The student was in black face because the object of his lampoon happens to be black. Poor judgment on his part - I agree - given the sensitivity in our culture to any appearance of anti-black statement or inference in any way, shape, or form. However, without the special interest race groups such as the Black Caucus - would this just be a story of a guy who dressed up as another guy? With a bike chain around his neck? If he dressed up as Jimi Hendrix, would that be appropriate?

Your theory that racial hatred is not very popular in this country anymore, and especially on college campuses, is questionable. I agree that among white middle america most do not care one hoot, myself included. However - on a college campus which formally prejudices admissions and financial aid based on race, where there is actually a formally recognized group called the Black Caucus, I think the evidence is clear - there is demonstrable racial discrimination at this University, and on college campuses in general.

I do not believe in a double standard. I do not believe that minorities need a double standard in order to be successful. In fact, I believe that this double standard and culture of victimhood is holding them back. I do not judge people by the color of their skin, and believe doing so - especially in a public state funded, owned, and operated university, is wrong.

Do you believe in a double standard? If not - why are you interested in this case? Do you think the black student thief should retain his position because of his race? That is the "Tyranny of lowered expectations." I do not lower my expecations of a person based on his color. Do you?

Make the world safe for idiots in sheets...

Isn't that exactly what the US Senate has done for the laughingly called "Honorable" Senator Robert Byrd (D,WV)?

Last year, Chris Matthews, who had worked as an aide to former House Speaker Tip O'Neill, disclosed that O'Neill used to refer to Byrd as "Sheets".