Bush administration accuses SIU of anti-white and anti-male bias

From the Chicago Sun Times, "President Bush's administration has threatened to sue Southern Illinois University, alleging its fellowship programs for minority and female students violate federal civil rights laws by discriminating against whites, men and others...


The University has engaged in a pattern or practice of intentional discrimination against whites, non-preferred minorities and males...


The letter demands the university cease the fellowship programs, or the department's civil rights division will sue SIU by Nov. 18...


I don't think there's any way that Southern Illinois can defend these programs legally, and I don't understand why they'd want to run a program that refuses to consider some individuals on the basis of their skin color...


"I'll be upfront with you -- no white male will get this award,'' McNeil said."

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