The Young Americans for Liberty at UCLA hosted a bake sale on Bruin Walk on October 25th that sparked protests by people of all races. The bake sale was an act against the affirmative action policy, which was designed to give people from a minority ethnic group more equal footing in college admissions. The group charged different amounts for each cookie based on a person’s race. In a statement made to the Daily Bruin, a student representative said, “Treating people differently based on the color of your skin is racist in all forms.” But student response to the event was livid. Some students held signs and stood in protest, but others lay on the ground to try to represent dead diversity. The controversial bake sale left students divided on the issue of affirmative action, which isn’t actually a policy at UCLA admissions.Â
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at UCLA chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.