CHANGING THE TOP 10% LAW

A new law on it's way to the Senate will influence UT, bringing the top 10% of high school graduates allowed automatic entry down to only the top 6 to 8 percent.  An article called "Top 10 Percent Law Heads to Senate" can be found at www.myfoxaustin.com/subindex/news/politics and discuses the positive and negative effects the law will have on Universities in Texas.  Lawmakers want to solve the problem of overcrowded schools like UT, who take in 80% of their students automatically from the top 10%.  A concern many have is that this will bring down the number of minorities accepted while some argue that schools will ignore white students, who do not qualify automatically, in order to maintain diversity.  All in all, it may hurt a wide variety of students competing to get into UT.  I thought this article was interesting because of its objective style, strictly stating the facts and different arguments. That's what news articles are supposed to do in the first place, but more times than not they defend their own bias and criticize the differing views without much evidence.  I try to avoid the name-calling and finger pointing.  If you prefer to decide for yourself on political issues, this article is worth your time.