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Asian Americans File Discrimination Complaint Against Harvard It’s not like we’ve never heard stories about racism at Harvard before but are you surprised to learn that Asians feel the school has unfair admissions policies? According to Wall Street Journal reports: A complaint Friday alleged that Harvard University discriminates against Asian-American applicants by setting a higher bar for admissions than that faced by other groups. The complaint, filed by a coalition of 64 organizations, says the university has set quotas to keep the numbers of Asian-American students significantly lower than the quality of their applications merits. It cites third-party academic research on the SAT exam showing that Asian-Americans have to score on average about 140 points higher than white students, 270 points higher than Hispanic students and 450 points higher than African-American students to equal their chances of gaining admission to Harvard. The exam is scored on a 2400-point scale. The complaint was filed with the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. “Many studies have indicated that Harvard University has been engaged in systemic and continuous discrimination against Asian-Americans during its very subjective ‘Holistic’ college admissions process,” the complaint alleges. The coalition is seeking a federal investigation and is requesting Harvard “immediately cease and desist from using stereotypes, racial biases and other discriminatory means in evaluating Asian-American applicants.” Robert Iuliano, Harvard’s general counsel, said the school’s admissions policies are “fully compliant with the law.” The school says its admissions process takes into account a variety of factors besides academics, including applicants’ extracurricular activities and leadership qualities. “Within its holistic admissions process, and as part of its effort to build a diverse class, Harvard College has demonstrated a strong record of recruiting and admitting Asian American students,” Mr. Iuliano said in a statement. He said the percentage of Asian-American students admitted to the undergraduate school rose to 21% from less than 18% in the past decade. But the group that filed the complaint said that percentage should be much higher given the increasing numbers of Asian-American students that apply. The complaint argues that elite schools “that use race-neutral admissions” have far higher Asian-American enrollment than Harvard. At California Institute of Technology, for instance, about 40% of undergraduates are Asian-American, about twice that at Harvard. The allegations come six months after a group called Students for Fair Admissions argued in a federal lawsuit that Harvard uses preferences to reach specific racial balance on its campuses. Do you think Harvard should change their policy? And how crazy is the test score difference between Blacks and Asians? Does this complaint surprise you? Shutterstock
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Kailyn Lowry has something in common with Gisele Bundchen: Both have been criticized for breastfeeding their children in public. The Teen Mom star recently pulled out a boob for her 10-month old son, Lincoln, during a signing of her new book, “Pride Over Pity.” At first, Lowry tells Life & Style, those in the vicinity gave her props, telling Kailyn she’s a “pro” and applauding the move. The next day, however, Lowry noted a handful of hurtful comments posted online. “They wrote, ‘Oh my God, that’s so disgusting. Why would you do that?” Lowry tells the tabloid. “I got a lot of heat for it. But I’m feeding my kid. Who cares? “I think it’s crazy and unbelievable that anyone would be offended by breastfeeding.” But they are, of course. This issue has grown into a polarizing one on the Internet. Remember Lucy Eades and the discrimination she took for breastfeeding her child in a public place? Cases such as hers are the reason why this breastfeeding ad campaign was created by women in Texas, as they attempt to fight back against anyone who dares call out a mother simply doing her job as a parent. Where do you stand on this topic? Do you think it’s anyone’s business what a mother does to provide nutrients for her child? Celebrity Breastfeeding Pictures 1. Gisele Bundchen Breastfeeding Gisele Bundchen breastfeeding and getting all made up for a modeling shoot. That is some impressive multitasking right there. NOTE : You can watch Teen Mom online via TV Fanatic for plenty more from Lowry and her costars.
Bullies called her ‘cow’ and ‘zebra,’ but now her unique skin may make her a fashion superstar. 19-Year-Old Chantelle Brown-Young Lands Spot On New Season Of ANTM In spite (or because) of her skin condition, a formerly bullied Toronto native living with vitiligo landed a spot on Tyra Banks ‘ famed modeling competition. Chantelle Brown-Young wowed the judges with her story and her look via video submission to the modeling competition, and was selected to compete in the show’s 21st cycle alongside other aspiring female and male models. Daily Mail reports: Chantelle Brown-Young from Toronto was diagnosed with vitiligo – the same condition Michael Jackson had – around the age of four and said growing up she was cruelly nicknamed ‘zebra’ and ‘cow’ because of the white patches covering her face and body. But thanks to her natural beauty she is now fulfillng her dreams of being a model. Her social network accounts reveal that she has already graced the catwalk dozens of times, starred in a music video and last month, she was photographed by Nick Knight, who has lensed everyone from Kate Moss to Karlie Kloss. She describes herself as a ‘vitiligo spokesmodel’ on Instagram where she has more than 100,000 followers and she was recently invited back to her high school to do a motivational talk with students touching on the discrimination she faced. From what we can see on Instagram, she takes some pretty amazing pics! Case in point: What do you think, Bossip fam? Does she have a shot at the title? Peep more shots of Chantelle working it for the lens after the flip. Photos: ANTM.com, Instagram/@winnieharlow
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