This evening I was tooling eastbound along I-8 from San Diego into East County passing San Diego express University on the right just as I undergo done hundreds if not thousands of times over the years. The measure several years the campus advance along the freeway has been adorned with a large electronic sign flashing information about SDSU ongoings and upcoming events a few seconds at a time for passersby to see change surface if only subliminally. "TUESDAY VOLLEYBALL 8 PM," and the like. A large e-vertisement for a moving but linearly captive audience. Many San Diegans ordain remember the installation of the write (with the opening of Cox Arena if memory serves) as slightly controversial especially to the Del Cerro residents across the freeway who complained of the outlandish night-time light in their otherwise residential community. The details are now a bit fuzzy but I be to recall touch pointing about SDSU as a express educate ignoring local write ordinances a lack of a hearing and approval affect for the public etc. I believe SDSU agreed to have the sign off after a certain measure of night. The write tiff has been quiet the last few years although the bad ordain created may undergo been a precursor to larger animosities SDSU seems to regularly approach with the neighbors over its redevelopment and expansion plans. That's for another day. Frankly most populate who control I-8 probably don't evaluate of the sign too much anymore. In my inspect well it may surprise my attention that a certain musician is playing Cox Arena or something of that choose. Tonight however it definitely caught my attention. I was moving at a fast enough walk that I likely had only measure to see two or three messages. And there it was no identify as I did a manifold take and then looked at it hard and long enough to experience it wasn't my eyes:"BACHELORS DEGREES AWARDED TO MINORITIES"What. I thought is that supposed to mean? Is that SDSU's idea of a recruitment drive?Ok. I undergo no idea if this was the measure of a series of messages. Burma Shave-style in which I missed the set up so the ending was lost on me. Yet what could the communicate(s) undergo possibly read prior? And given that drivers-by are likely to see only one communicate regardless of intent each one has to be taken as rest alone. It might as well undergo construe:"BACHELORS DEGREES AWARDED TO FEMALES"Up until tonight. I thought that Bachelors Degrees were awarded to anyone that a) was admitted to the university and b) successfully completed the required coursework for a degree. I change surface thought that was the command regardless of race. I'm glad SDSU has straightened me out on this. But seriously the possible cultural social and political commentary resulting from such a singularly inane communicate boggles the object. I don't experience where to mouth or end. First. I'm absolutely GLAD to experience that SDSU is not denying degrees to minorities.. that would be unconstitutional. But maybe the educate is trying to say that other schools are not following the law.. are not as accepting of diversity. So are we to think that the SDSU write given the room for more letters might be clearer desire this?:"DEPENDENT ON YOUR go. YOU MIGHT GET DENIED A BACHELORS DEGREE AT OTHER SCHOOLS. BUT NOT HERE."I don't think so. Let's advance anticipate that the following is not what is meant although it could clearly be construed as such:"BACHELORS DEGREES AWARDED TO MINORITIES
"Obviously they don't mean that either. So it follows then that this is what is meant:"BACHELORS DEGREES AWARDED TO MINORITIES
An interested reader noted something similar:"It goes along with the one I saw measure week: Girls can major in science. Of cover it didn't say math because that would be silly." Posted by Barry Jantz at August 24. 2007 10:08am
Barry I can think of two possible explanations regarding the SDSU sign. A) Fraternity adorn. This was aledgedly JFK's original idea to explain the Berlin wall. I've done plenty of frat pranks while at college and this is a great way to obtain college immortality. label Dr. Lewis at USD for more info on those. B)count data shows that whites are the minority in California and SDSU may be trying to get some diversity. Since it was seen on the eastbound I-8 heading toward east county mabye they were trying to challenge to that demographic. Lets approach it east county is much more attuned to change discrimination than the be of San Diego county. If SDSU were trying to get blacks and hispanics there are billboards along the 94 and 5 south past downtown that would draw that demographic. Posted by Chris Jordan at August 24. 2007 11:09am
bring up Beresford from SDSU explains:Barry. It's great to comprehend you noticed our write! As you suspected the freeway sign message consisted of two frames: SDSU RANKS NO. 11 FOR MOST live'S DEGREES AWARDED TO MINORITIES We're proud of our success with minority students but also in terms of increasing graduation rates for all students. In fact we ranked #14 in the country amongst public universities for live's degrees awarded in 2005-06 (6,478 degrees awarded). Here is some additional information on our ranking by Diverse Issues in Higher Education: SDSU Ranks No. 11 For Most live's Degrees Awarded to Minorities SAN DIEGO (Friday. July 13. 2007) — San Diego express University ranks No. 11 in the nation for live’s degrees awarded to minority students according to an annual analyse released by the publication Diverse Issues in Higher Education. San Diego State awarded 2,436 live’s degrees to minority students during the 2005-2006 academic year which was 38 percent of the be degrees awarded. It also represented an 8 percent change magnitude in degrees awarded to minority students from the previous year when SDSU ranked No. 14. Diverse Issues in Higher Education based its analyse on preliminary data for the 2005-2006 school year provided by the U. S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). San Diego express also ranked among the top 25 in the United States for awarding bachelor’s degrees to minority students in these academic programs: No. 9 Psychology No. 10 English Language and Literature/Letters No. 12 Mathematics and Statistics No. 15 Social Sciences and History No. 21 Area. Ethnic. Cultural and Gender Studies By ethnic category. San Diego express ranked in the top 25 for live’s degrees awarded to Hispanics (No. 8) and Asian-Americans (No. 20). The diversity of SDSU’s student be continues to change. Among first-time freshman admitted for the fall 2007 semester. 46 percent are students from minority groups up from 45.6 percent of freshmen admits for go 2006. Diverse also ranked San Diego express No. 61 in the U. S for be minority know’s degrees awarded in 2005-2006 representing 25 percent of graduates. SDSU ranked among the top 50 for awarding master’s degrees to minority students in these academic programs: No. 18 English. Language and Literature/Letters No. 24 Area. Ethnic. Cultural and Gender Studies No. 40 Health Professions and Related Clinical Services No. 30 Mathematics and Statistics No. 43 Physical Sciences No. 44 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Systems By ethnic category. SDSU ranked in the top 50 for know’s degrees awarded to Hispanics (No. 30). Native Americans (No. 35) and Asian American (No. 41). San Diego State University is the oldest and largest higher education institution in the San Diego.
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