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Black men only: UConn's proposed 'learning community' sparks controversy
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Posted on 01/30/2016 5:04:48 PM PST by TigerClaws
The University of Connecticut is building a special residence for those who identify as African-American males, as a way to boost retention and graduation rates. Critics of the plan are calling the arrangement "racially segregated housing."
As part of its Learning Community Program, the university has established "houses" designed to match students with like-minded peers, in order to foster development and to "make UConn feel like home," according to the school's website. In addition to houses aimed at environmentally-conscious students or nursing majors, for example, a new house under construction will cater to African-American men only.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: crimedorm; segregation
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To: TigerClaws
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:06:37 PM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
To: TigerClaws
Try to get into housing with the gay Asian engineers.
They clean up after themselves, don't party and are unfailingly polite.
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:06:49 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: TigerClaws
It s fine with me so long as it s not tax payer funded.
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:06:56 PM PST
by
Fhios
(FR inception date 2015. I must be a mole for whoever I'm currently supporting.)
To: TigerClaws
As someone who lived through court-ordered school desegregation and busing as a living experiment of socialist utopian ideas I can only say FU to these school individuals who think “racial housing” is some sort progressive idea because they SAY it is... NOW.
Because these were the very same arguments my friends and I made (including black ones) who had to see our schools disintegrate from the culture mix.
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:08:02 PM PST
by
Skywise
To: TigerClaws
Time for the “if white people did this, it would be racist” posting,
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:08:42 PM PST
by
driftless2
(For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
Please help make FR's voice louder.
By the way folks. Anyone know what a FReep-a-Thon is?
The same values remain sacred for many of us today.
click the bottom graphic and support them
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:08:48 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
To: TigerClaws
24-hour rap, chicken wings and hoes? Drive-by service? Built-in “blame whitey” stress buttons?
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:10:28 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: TigerClaws
Will they have “Colored Only” signs on the drinking fountains? :=)
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:11:17 PM PST
by
Bob
(No, being a US Senator and the Secretary of State are not accomplishments; they're jobs.)
To: Skywise
You’ve provided a valuable historical viewpoint. Thank you for sharing
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:12:11 PM PST
by
SWAMP-C1PHER
(HOMO, OECONOMIA, ET CIVITAS.)
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:12:15 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
To: TigerClaws
Nice...a tribal commune. But it’s not racist or anything. No whites allowed...
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:13:08 PM PST
by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: billorites
Yeah, but they Bangkok. That’s a dealbreaker right there.
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:13:32 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: TigerClaws
If I speak jive, can I get in?
To: Skywise
liberal whites and minorities for forced segregation - progressive
letting people live where they want based on what they prefer and can afford - racist
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:15:14 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Fhios
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:15:30 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
("This is all going to end very badly." ~ Victor Davis Hanson)
To: TigerClaws
What happens when a person who appears to be a white woman “identifies” as an African-American man?
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:16:01 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
("This is all going to end very badly." ~ Victor Davis Hanson)
To: Tax-chick
Ah, a new career path for Rachel Dolezal!
To: TigerClaws
Having this leads to a logical step, housing for whites only. I can hear the screams of outraged hypocrites echoing through those hallowed halls now!
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posted on
01/30/2016 5:18:59 PM PST
by
SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: TigerClaws
Hmm...so, with the phrase "identify as" they mean admission is open to white guys like Shaun King, right? Heck, why limit it to guys? Asian trans-normative women who identify as black guys ought to fit in just fine as well. Am I being species-istic by limiting it to human beings?
I don't see this one as having a very long half life, myself. Could be wrong, of course...
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