Show Rich kids kid's dads buy their way into college Gerald Narciso Globe Weekly News They say money cant can't buy you happiness Well it can if you want to get into a prestigious college with witha a 31 Many of the nations nation's finest colleges and universities openly admit giving preferential treatment to kids who have wealthy parents That means an Ivy league school would rather have Mike Trump last name purely coincidental tal who has a respectable 34 and 1200 SAT score over Joe who has a 1400 SAT score and a 37 But the one statistic that bridges that gap in Mikes Mike's favor is his daddys daddy's 40 million dollar bank account As much as this practice is not surprising surprising sur sur- sur- sur to the average college student student student stu stu- stu- stu dent it still can be infuriating As if it wasn't bad enough that rich kids dont don't have to worry wont about holding down a time full-time job to pay tuition now they dont don't have to meet the same standards as us Everybody knows about high school sports stars whose admission admission admission sion standards are not even close to the average students But at least those people are brought to school because of a special talent they bring to the table What's the rich kids' kids special talent other than just being born with a huge trust fund This is affirmative action but in int inthis inthis t this is case its purpose do does s not serve serveto serveto serveto to help a struggling social class Its purpose is to look out for the colleges college's colleges college's colleges college's col col- col- col leges lege's best interests Colleges hope that by allowing wealthy kids to attend their then reputable schools then the parents will in turn return the favor by donated large sums of money to the school But in a way it does help the average average average aver aver- age student How do you think all the money came from to build that state the state the art library It sure didn't didn't didn't did did- nt come from the cafeterias cafeteria's rev rev- Why do you think all the nice new buildings are named after people people people peo peo- The colleges didn't name it the Charles G. G Sutton Science Center because Sutton was such a great dude It was because Sutton reached into his pocket and wrote a check Its It's an unfair and sad reality but remember a college is still a business After all they still have bills to pay Its It's a practice that makes sense from a business point of view If I were on a colleges college's board I would probably encourage such a practice But does that make it right Why should someone less fortunate have to suffer just because they're par- par Rich Kids Continued on Page 10 Rich Kids Cont Cant from Page 8 have no money or their last name doesn't have any pull Arent Aren't these the people who need a chance to succeed over someone who has always been given things on a silver platter But that is just the way the world works Whoever said more money more problems obviously does not know what they are talking about the Nike-endorsement Nike deal A player can be here today gone today in the snap of a finger A professional basketball basketball bas bas- player can find himself himself himself him him- self living the life of a military military mili mili- tary brat relocating time after time But Barrett doesn't doesn't doesn't does does- nt have time to pout He has moved on once again this time with the Champion Spurs Barrett is trying once again to prove he belongs It definitely is a business don dont don't t it get wrong said Barrett after a 10 point point 8 assist debut versus the Somes but you got to take the business part out of it h when you step on the com court Off the court you have realize its it's a business But to when you step on the cou court t you much got to try to have lluch fun as Possible and as Just come out and play I mean you cant can't worry about what hat people think about if one person you likes you that that's good enough |