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Up-at-Bat: Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Danielle Markowitz, Online Editorial Editor • May 24, 2012
Ellie Jorling

This past February, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, which could potentially end affirmative action in college admissions. In past cases, the Supreme Court has banned racial quotas but upheld racially-conscious admissions. With many upperclassmen going through, or done with, the admissions process, WJ students answer the question, “Do you think it’s fair for colleges to use affirmative action in an otherwise merit-based admission process?” in this week’s Up-at-Bat.

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Ellie Jorling, Print Feature Editor
This is senior Ellie Jorling’s second year on The Pitch staff. She is really excited for the upcoming year and being an editor after staff writing last year.  Along with writing, she enjoys traveling, listening to music and hanging out with her friends. She is also a member of WJ’s Forensics team, Young Democrats club and Madrigal choir.

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