Are Black Hoyas a Dying Breed?

[CTHoya08]

That is the title of facebook event for a meeting tonight. The description is as follows:

"Recent high profile violence in the black community has jeopardized our future as a minority community. Alumni and members of the administration have argued that the recent violence is the natural result of too many black Hoyas on campus, "ghetto-fying" Georgetown.

Solutions being considered are:

-Facebook Profiling- Creating a watch list of black students who seem dangerous

-A permanent cap on the number of black students admitted that equals less than 7%

-Banning Black Parties

This is just the beginning. We have to take action now or we could be the last of the Black Hoyas.

Spread the Word."

Has anyone else heard anything about such suggestions? This is news to me. I find the assertion that these plans are being considered by the administration to be ridiculous and likely untrue, and I'm wondering if anyone else has heard anything about this.

For users of facebook, this is the url: georgetown.facebook.com/event.php?eid=2312667619&ref=mf

[RBHoya]

Sounds pretty untrue to me, like somebody heard a rumor like that and took it as fact. I really, really can't see that happening. I mean seriously, how could they ever ban "black parties"?

Definitely sounds like crap that somebody bought into.

[The Stig]

Never take everything you read on the internet as the truth. Some of those propsals would be downright illegal, and given the current emphasis on "diversity" (whatever that means) in college admissions, they would also be counter-productive for the administration.

Of course, any such rules would also be blindingly stupid, as I haven't heard of black Hoyas causing any more trouble than any other group of Hoyas. From the DOPS reports I get in e-mails, almost all the incidents are caused by people from outside the University.

[fatthew]

To what does "recent high profile violence in the black community" refer? Were there specific incidents on or near campus?

[SoCalHoya]

That message is repulsive on a bunch of levels. Someone is trying to stir up a mess, probably SU or WG punks.

[vcjack]

I know some of the people who say they are attending it, I'll ask them what it is

[Deleted]

This has to be a (horribly sick) joke of some kind. Too many black students? Banning black parties? Violence directly attributable to black students? This is ridiculous, and I think SoCal is right... someone's just trying to cause trouble.

And I echo fatthew - what "high profile violence" are they refering to here?

[SFHoya99]

Man, this is some weird stuff. I thought this thread was referring to the fact that our last two recruits were Middle Eastern and European and I find this?

Looking forward to hearing from someone who went...

[bubbrubbhoya]

What a load. Anyone who thinks that a college administration (that haven of progressive thought) would ever even think of any of those options, even if there was violence (which there is not), has got to be crazy.