It set out to break down the myths of affirmative action and point out the continual need for affirmative action laws. Although it did educate, the discussion raised some more questions. One of the myths abo ut affirmative action suggests that African Americans get better jobs and better education. His answer to his questions is that they are still present, creating the need for affirmative action. The idea of affirmative action is to level the playing ground, or to give the disadvantaged equal oppurtunity.
Affirmative action does n ot set out a quota for businesses or schools to meet.
Henry Jackson, a local businessman, added that Notre Dame uses a form of affirmative action when they let 25 percent of their alumni's children in to the school based on the fact that they are alu mni's children. Roy Peterson, secretary of Educational Arts and Humanities Cabinet, said the workforce and our student bodies should represent the make up of our community. The panel agreed that affirmative action is needed until racism is eliminated. Until the playing ground is level, America will need affirmative action laws to police fairness. Finally, Peterson and Dean of Students David Stockham made two poi nts that summed up the end result of affirmative action.