College Republicans Confront Bigotry in Scholarships

College Republicans at Boston University are making a strong statement about the school's scholarship policy by offering a scholarship of their own. Too often, scholarships are granted to students merely because of their race or gender. Well, at Boston U., the CR's have created a $250 Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship, which is awarded to a white male with a good scholastic record.

To receive the scholarship, students have to have at least a 3.2GPA, write two essays, and be at least a fourth caucasian. The main objective stated in the scholarship is: "We believe that racial preferences in all their forms are perhaps the worst form of bigotry confronting America today."

As chairman of the SHU College Republicans, I would like to congratulate Joe Mroszczyk, the chairman of the BU CR's. Their club's scholarship is making national news, and is showing the problems with offering race and gender based scholarships in higher education. Of course, the mainstream media is calling this a mere "stunt," and students are discrediting the move because it dares to play by the same rules as affirmative action.