rabble rousing and universities

I got this email a few minutes ago from the president of DePaul. It looks like a student org misrepresented itself to the universities during the creation of a bake sale. All I have is the email (I'll do some more research later) but it seems that the bake sale was an affirmative action bake sale. There were different prices based on different factors like race and gender.

From the email:

"I support DCA's right to hold a protest on the topic of affirmative
action. What I find troubling is that the protest was intentionally
located across from the university's Cultural Center, a place where our students
of color organize numerous enriching events for the campus community. I am
not objecting that the event was, in DCA's own words, meant "to be incendiary."
I am concerned that there is an appearance of having been directed
specifically toward one group of the university community rather than the
university community as a whole."

Somebody really botched this one. My impression is that they took the idea beyond simple protest, and turned it into an axe to grind. (again, more research needs to be done)

Affirmative action is one of those inflammatory issues that touches the line between:

• reverse discrimination and reversing discrimination
• abilities and attributes
• quality and quota

It's not likely to go away any time soon.

Update: a simple GIS turns up a whole bunch of information.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=depaul+affirmative+action+bake+sale

My impression of a less than positive approach to protest seems fairly likely. What an interesting introduction to my new school. (possibly)