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[quote]The recently announced ScHOLA2RS House was met with an overwhelming response from the UConn community including everything from excitement at the opportunities that will be provided to shock at the idea of housing based on race. “I was not pleased, my immediate thought was ‘What?’” Haddiyyah Ali, a fourth-semester Africana studies and political science major said. “I know there had to be a lot of research that went into it…but just for me coming from a student perspective, my initial thought was what about black women and girls – what about us?” The idea behind the ScHOLA2RS House is to give African American male students access to resources, professors and a living community that will help them graduate from UConn, before going on to graduate or professional school. “This is the University of Connecticut putting forth a good faith effort that we see nationally having to do with black males,” Dr. Erik Hines, a professor in the department of educational psychology and the director to-be of ScHOLA2RS House said. “The living, learning community is one piece of the pie in terms of getting African American males to graduate and into grad school and professional schools.” Few students deny that African American males have a more difficult time fitting in and finishing their degrees at UConn. The current graduation rate of 54 percent for the demographic reflects that. However, some students worry that a community limited to 43 students is the wrong way to go about it. “Just this idea that 43 black men get retention programming and everyone else is left in limbo,” Ali said. “I will always contest to the fact that black men on the campus aren’t given enough resources, I will in no way dispel that fact, but my questioning isn’t if they need, but is if they need it in this way.” There are other programs – such as federally funded SSS – that work towards retention, however, ScHOLA2RS House is the only one of these that provides a living community component. “First of all, we received a grant for a living-learning community specifically,” executive director of first year programs and learning communities David Ouimette said. “It’s interesting this hang up on the living part. I don’t really understand the hang up.” The hang up – according to many posts on Reddit, Facebook, YikYak and other social media platforms – is the idea that a community of black students living together is a revival of segregation. [/quote] [url]http://dailycampus.com/stories/2016/1/26/the-focus-is-on-learning-not-living-for-schola2rs-house[/url] This is at my University, couldn't find any large, non-shitty sources (The Daily Campus is the student run Campus Newspaper so its fine, but nothing big save for shit like Russia Today are reporting this). Not sure this is all that good idea, for reasons generally outlined in the article. For starters, it's a move back towards segregation and I feel like that's a move to ignoring the root causes of the problem and actually trying to fix it. Like, something definitely should be done about the 50% graduation rate for Black Males. I'm not sure what that thing would be, but I definitely think Segregation is the wrong direction to head in. Not to mention, it's [I]only[/I] for 43 individuals, and as some pointed out in the article - it makes them a target for some wackjob to do something retarded and racist. I mean, yes, Connecticut is in the north but don't let that fool you, there are a lot of "Southern Pride" types, especially in the Eastern portion of the state (Which is where the main campus is located). And what about the other groups that need help? If this is a success are they going to expand the program for those groups? Or are they only going to focus on Black Males. And, if it is a success are they going to keep the number relatively small or are they going to expand it?
Horseshoe theory in action If you contest this, you'll be called a huge racist
This is racist... and sexist. I don't get this weird shit schools keep doing, the whole "fighting racism" by essentially holding black people up on a pedestal for everyone to gawk at. It's literal racism, and very far from any kind of equality.
[QUOTE=Robman8908;49647147]This is racist... and sexist. I don't get this weird shit schools keep doing, the whole "fighting racism" by essentially holding black people up on a pedestal for everyone to gawk at. It's literal racism, and very far from any kind of equality.[/QUOTE] Because everyone wants to reinvent the wheel as they see fit. Honestly, this is just a huge step back in everything people worked so hard to achieve
To combat racism we should give black people special treatment. This is what this thinking leads to.
[QUOTE=JohnFisher89;49647175]Because everyone wants to reinvent the wheel as they see fit. Honestly, this is just a huge step back in everything people worked so hard to achieve[/QUOTE] Honestly, all the pro-black "movements" don't really help, either. Anything that gets actual publicity isn't fighting for real equality (see: BLM, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc.)... but then again, that's what gets the juicy viewer numbers, huh?
I wonder how they'd react if a bunch of Latino or middle eastern students did a sit-in in protest within the facility due to being segregated against.
this is horrible. that's it boys, segregation is back again
Great, they are trying so hard against the battle of racism that they're actually reversing the work MLK and others put years into by advocating segregation.
I think I've finally figured it out.. When Trayvon Martin was killed, the collective outrage and white guilt tore a hole in spacetime and transported us to a bizarro world where segregation is progressive and equality is conservative! [editline]1st February 2016[/editline] [quote]“That shows you how people are thinking on this campus,” Isaac Bloodworth, [B]a sixth-semester puppetry major[/B], said. “The white portion of the University of Connecticut is probably not ready for it. You have people who are going to go against it because they are just racist and they see this as a form of segregation or that we’re getting better things than they are.”[/quote] This must be parody right? The puppetry major needs a special dorm and counselors and everyone who disagrees is racist? lol
The sad part is that I feel like a lot of whites arent gonna care about this out of either lack of will or white-guilt or some shit. This is racist against whites, and I hope that people are gonna start standing up about it. I wonder when all black schools are gonna show up again at this pace.
[quote]Bloodworth, Ali and other students, although wary of the ScHOLA2RS House proposal, admit that something must be done to assist the African American male population while at UConn if the graduation rate and the profile of graduate and professional schools is to change. “Let’s go back to the research literature. Most students are going to persist in college if they are in a space that is comfortable for them,” Hines said. “We look at the living space as a place where they can meet other people who look just like them, who have shared experiences. But, that’s a small component of the other academic and service opportunities we want them engaged in.”[/quote] ...what then? I love it when people say "well something [i]must[/i] be done", and then they offer no solutions at all. Or they offer solutions like this, which are retarded. [quote]“Had no idea this was a thing but it seems like a terrible idea. The fact that UConn is considering racially segregated housing is ridiculous. What a great way to ensure people don't leave their comfort zones or get exposed to people of different backgrounds,” wrote The_Pressure on the UConn Reddit forum.[/quote] Yeah, basically, couldn't have said it better. Either they get through school, or they don't. Just like everybody else. That's fair. They have access to all the same resources the rest of us do, they have the same requirements and standards to meet, and so on and so forth. Why aren't we worrying about more important education issues like the absurd costs to go to school and the student loan debt bubble, etc.? [editline]1 February 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Robman8908;49647204]Honestly, all the pro-black "movements" don't really help, either. Anything that gets actual publicity isn't fighting for real equality (see: BLM, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc.)... but then again, that's what gets the juicy viewer numbers, huh?[/QUOTE] It's identity politics at its finest. Hyphenated Americanism; "I'm African-American", "I'm Asian-American", "I'm a white American", etc. But that's what happens when your society become this absurdly spoiled and loses track of its priorities in favor of other bullshit that doesn't matter: people stop thinking about each other and start thinking only of themselves, and they lose the resolve to tackle serious issues like they need to. That's the mantra of our people today, "me me me". And the sad thing is if you want to survive in it, you have to play along-- whether you want to or not, even if you realize this kind of mentality is destructive in the long term and just creates more division that subsequently makes it even harder to produce real change and accomplish major goals.
[QUOTE=Robman8908;49647204]Honestly, all the pro-black "movements" don't really help, either. Anything that gets actual publicity isn't fighting for real equality (see: BLM, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, etc.)... but then again, that's what gets the juicy viewer numbers, huh?[/QUOTE] I completely agree, the movements have lost all connections to meanings they once had ties to of a just cause. Now it seems to be more about who can yell they loudest for views and get the most attention for themselves.
[QUOTE=Toro;49647259]The sad part is that I feel like a lot of whites arent gonna care about this out of either lack of will or white-guilt or some shit. This is racist against whites, and I hope that people are gonna start standing up about it[/QUOTE] It's also racist against blacks.
1) what kind of shitty name for a program is ScHOLA2S, be real people, putting hola and mixing case and a random 2 is unprofessional and not academic 2) how are the dorms not already creating and fostering the community of success that they claim this will? I lived in bad dorms, half my freshman floor dropped out, including one out the actual window, it sounds like they have a larger problem and they're instead focusing on the micro details such as one ethnicity's graduation rate, but maybe they should try to do this program to the wider dorm community 3) the backlash against the backlash is even worse. Pundits criticize Sanders for not being laser focused on blacks, but his policies aren't about giving one ethnicity more stuff, his policies are about making a more equal field for all, and working on fixing the highschool to jail pipeline that is caused by our underfunded and underengauging education system
And people called Malcom X a extremist, yet society seems to be going down the path he laid out. intentionally or not.
[QUOTE=Toro;49647259]The sad part is that I feel like a lot of whites arent gonna care about this out of either lack of will or white-guilt or some shit.[/QUOTE] Why should they care? It's not white people's responsibility to force black people to integrate.
I think letting students choose to live in different dorms isn't a bad idea per-se imo, different cultures and what not, but in this case it's based on race which is a huge no from me.
This is the logical conclusion of racially based identity politics. The "less privileged" races need to have their own "space" away from the oppressor group. If you pay attention, many of the most radical black activists actually denigrate Rev. King and his entire movement because it led to the breakdown of hard barriers between blacks and whites. He's very often called a "coon" and other sick epithets by BLM types and other "racial theorists" or whatever junk term is being used by these weirdos.
I'm curious as to why the word scholars is spelled so weird. On topic; way to turn back the pendulum. Instead of embracing just one identity and doing away with the idea of race, let's bring back segregation!
Martin Luther King is rolling in his grave upon noticing how the regressive left is undoing his work.
[QUOTE]“That shows you how people are thinking on this campus,” Isaac Bloodworth, a sixth-semester puppetry major, said. “The white portion of the University of Connecticut is probably not ready for it. You have people who are going to go against it because they are just racist and they see this as a form of segregation or that we’re getting better things than they are.”[/QUOTE] I love how blatantly racist this is. "Yeah, it's great, but you just know [I]fuckin WHITE PEOPLE[/I] are going to bitch about it. Bunch of racists." Also how incredibly deluded do you need to be to think this isn't objectively getting better shit than everyone else, and racial segregation? Not that I'm not totally glad that they're, as usual, accusing everyone who dissents of being a racist. The more they continue to throw the word around and water it down in meaning, the less they'll be able to twist everyone's arm due to everyone's PC fear of being called racist.
This is fuckin' stupid. Segregation is a terrible idea under any pretense. If you want to have specific dorms with extra resources for those who are struggling academically, sure, fine, that could be a good idea, but to immediately shuffle [I]all blackm ale students[/I] into it, and at the exclusion of other races? That's offensive as hell. I'll be the first to admit that young black men as a demographic face some incredible hardships unique to their race and class, and in many cases am fully in support of offering services and programs to help them overcome those obstacles, but this is taking a running leap at that concept and somehow Pacman-transitioning to the other side of the screen, like, ten steps backwards. Dormitories with extra resources for those struggling academically should be voluntary and open to all.
Well the problem of low graduation rate for African-American males could be tied to their basketball program. Their graduation rate two season ago was 8%, followed by 17% the following year and most recently 20%. The national graduation rate in sports is an average of 77% in mens basketball. The women's basketball program at Uconn has a 100% graduation rate and the average for the entire university is 68.3%. Might be a problem because they are scouting people who are good at basketball, but unable to meet Uconn standards in education. Letting them become accepted on non-academic merits, it's no surprise they don't do well with graduation rates. If there's only 43 African-American males as the OP says, and 13 of those are on the team, and of those only 2-3 will graduate at the current rate, that would seem like enough of a percentage of the overall group of African-American male students to explain the percentage drop from 68.3% to 50% in graduation.
[QUOTE=Ajacks;49649435]Well the problem of low graduation rate for African-American males could be tied to their basketball program. Their graduation rate two season ago was 8%, followed by 17% the following year and most recently 20%. The national graduation rate in sports is an average of 77% in mens basketball. The women's basketball program at Uconn has a 100% graduation rate and the average for the entire university is 68.3%. Might be a problem because they are scouting people who are good at basketball, but unable to meet Uconn standards in education. Letting them become accepted on non-academic merits, it's no surprise they don't do well with graduation rates.[/QUOTE] [I]Possibly,[/I] but it's hard to say without any data on how many of the failing students were involved in the college's athletics programs.
[quote]“That shows you how people are thinking on this campus,” Isaac Bloodworth, a sixth-semester puppetry major, said. “The white portion of the University of Connecticut is probably not ready for it. You have people who are going to go against it because they are just racist and they see this as a form of segregation or that we’re getting better things than they are.”[/quote] [QUOTE=srobins;49647241]This must be parody right? The puppetry major needs a special dorm and counselors and everyone who disagrees is racist? lol[/QUOTE] That sentence is perfect. It[I] has to be[/I] parody. Though with all the other bullshit going on on campus it doesn't shock me anymore.
An all white male dorm is seen as sexist and racist. An all black male dorm is seen as progress. What the fuck is going on in this world? My dorm seems to be doing just fine with having all races and genders mixed together.
Can I just take a moment to note how infuriating it is to try and read "ScHOLA2RS House"? It reminds me of that one guy way back when who wRotE lIkE Th1s.
I'd like to welcome back our old Uncle Jim Crow; separate but equal. [I]Right guys?[/I]
"Anyone who disagrees with me and my attempts at success is a racist" - a third year [I][B][U]puppetry major[/U][/B][/I] Yes, the white man is why you as a puppetry major aren't going to be successful.
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