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Racial Issues in the College Setting One prevalent dilemma that the supreme court is being faced with currently surrounds the ideas of race and college applications. Many feel that awarding points to applicants who are of minority is fair because along with factors such as sport talent, musical ability, geographical location, and kin of alumni race is something that should be acknowledged as a difference well accepted. Supporters justify this point value because it is not the only factor that is based on birth and chance. Those in opposition believe that race should not even be considered and that if we want to rid our nation of profiling base on color we also have to rid it of special benefits for those that are of color. I believe that helping black citizens and Hispanics climb to a higher educational average is a very good thing in America, but at times I do look at this subject with a second eye. I recently went to a lecture based on the advancement of colored citizens in America. Two professors, both from Portland State University, named Yves Labissiere and Dalton Miller-Jones spoke on the subject of African American identity with great knowledge and expertise. They began by explaining a pattern of developmen