Here is the archived welcome message for the phpNuke website that was launched in response to Texas A&M’s abrogation of affirmative action in admissions.
Welcome. This portal responds to the immediate Civil Rights challenge posed by Texas A&M’s decision to suspend affirmative action in admissions.
Texas A&M’s brand new Vice President for Diversity, James Anderson, was introduced to a full house audience Nov. 20 (2003), two weeks before university President Robert Gates announced that affirmative action would be suspended.
Is this what we now call two weeks notice?…
Interesting to note that the new VP was introduced on the occasion of the “3rd Annual” Diversity Symposium in 2003.
According to the student newspaper, one panelist remarked that Anderson, “hasn’t even been here (A&M) for 48 hours and has already been accused of many things.” In reply to which, Anderson was reported to have “laughed in agreement.”
Source: http://www.thebatt.com/main.cfm/include/detail/storyid/565269.html
The Texas A&M Chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas held an affirmative action bake sale, “to protest the creation of a new position addressing diversity at Texas A&M University,” reports a conservative news website, townhall.com (see link info below).
The report says a similar initiative by YCT’s at Southern Methodist University was “shut down” by the administration….
The recent announcement by Texas A&M University President Robert Gates on the suspension of affirmative action places the College Station, Texas campus once again at the center of leadership for Republican-style racism. Texas A&M University is the home of the George Bush presidential library and hosts a student body that is among the most conservative in the world.
Bryan Eagle: Chair Promises “Segregated Money”
Here’s the direct quote from the Eagle’s Dec. 6 (2003) edition:
“There will be segregated money to use in scholarships to make one-on-one recruiting more plausible to the success of the issue,” Mays said. “In addition, we’re going to give minorities access to other scholarships.”
Note: Lowry Mays is Chairman of the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents and Chairman and Chief Executive officer of Clear Channel Communications.
Source: http://www.theeagle.com/aandmnews/120603regentadmissionpolicy.htm
Texas Civil Rights Review 