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Next week, students will gather around campus to voice concerns regarding race relations, minority issues and affirmative action. The fifth annual Campus Week of Dialogue on Race Relations (CWD) has named this year's theme "LIV IN COLOR." Campus Week of Dialogue originally began in 1999, following former President Bill Clinton's "One America Initiative on Race." Senior Hrishikesh Belani, Co-Chair of the CWD Committee, said that the students at Washington University have kept the program alive because, "[Students] continue to perceive race as an important issue on our campus, worthy of discussion, and mandating priority." Though the events will take place...

<p>WASHINGTON -- Dozens of big companies are backing the University of Michigan and its affirmative action policy before the Supreme Court, saying such programs help produce better workers of all races and ethnic backgrounds.</p> <p>The University of Michigan case is the most significant affirmative action case to reach the high court in decades. At issue is whether racial preference programs unconstitutionally discriminate against white students.</p>