Minority students shouldn't be given pr iority The Dec. 9 State J J yi |, Outlaws racial preferences. Press article, “State / Utah should do likewise. wants more minorities if a in college,” stated that a task force for the Utah System of Higher Education recommended that the stat e pay for administrators to _ increase minority college enrollment at a cost of $1 million, Helping deserving students is good: however, a Program where the people who qualify for state aid must be a minority is most troublesome. The problem is that sovernment has placed a preference for a sroup of people excluding others merely because of skin color. This is unfair and unnecessary. The obvious solution is to help those wh o need help, be it the poor, th e handicapped, etc., regardless of race. Last November, Michigan voters revolted against sovernment discrimination when they overwhelmingly approved a referendum th at Diversity of good citizens can enrich our communities, but we must treat everyone the same. Martin Luther King Jr. Said it best: Men should be judged by their character and not by the color of their Skin! | The key word is equality. Equal opportunities for employment, admissions into college, etc., for everyone is crucial. But some programs £0 Into the inequality range, such as affirmative action. Some white students in our country have been denied college entrance when minority students with lower grades and qualifications were admitted. | We all must be united if our country is to be truly great. America best provides opportunities to everyone. That’s why so many want to come to our country! Douglas P. Wood Liberty |