soundtrack: soul hooligan: soul searching

i really didn't want to write anything about this, but i feel empassioned to do so. affirmative action. as a young african american female, i do benefit from such programs. i probably wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for affirmative action; a biomedical research program influenced my descision to go into biomedical research. when i was younger, i didn't understand the purpose behind aa. people aren't racist; that was a long time ago. unfortunately (and i learned the hard way), people still are. and unfortunately, when i look around my unversity i still don't see the diversity that our country claims to have. and thus for these reasons, i still feel a need for affirmative action. but mind you, i don't use that as an excuse not to do my best along with other minorities that are given the chance. i would like nothing else to prove that affirmative action is unnecessary, but people are still amazed by my 'extraordinary' intelligence, while others call me 'oreo'. but that's another issue.

anyway. did you know that it's illegal in maryland to leave your car running unattended? it's also a good way for your car to get stolen. oh, the things you learn on local news.

peace and goodnight.