Friday, June 30, 2023
The 7
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🗓️ 30 June 2023
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Friday briefing: Affirmative action; Canada wildfire smoke; Scot Peterson; France protests; Travis Scott; Grimace shake; and more
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| 0:00.0 | The Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action and it didn't take long |
| 0:06.9 | before protests started. |
| 0:08.4 | A fence! |
| 0:09.4 | We're starting today's show looking at the court's ruling. I'm Jeff Pierre and this is the |
| 0:18.2 | seventh from the Washington Post. It's Friday June 30th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories. |
| 0:27.6 | Number one, the Supreme Court has restricted the use of race and college admissions. Justices rejected affirmative action |
| 0:34.8 | policies yesterday at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. This is a big shift. |
| 0:40.4 | It will affect enrollment practices around the country. It could also significantly change |
| 0:45.5 | the demographics at elite U.S. colleges. Affirmative action was supposed to help colleges create |
| 0:50.8 | a diverse student body. President Biden slammed the ruling yesterday. |
| 0:55.0 | He urged colleges to consider the challenges that applicants face, |
| 0:58.0 | including racial discrimination. |
| 1:00.0 | I strongly disagree with the course decision. |
| 1:03.2 | We cannot let this decision be the last word because the truth is we all know it. |
| 1:07.9 | Discrimination still exists in America. |
| 1:11.9 | Discrimination still exists in America. Discrimination still exists in America. Discrimination still exists |
| 1:16.2 | in America. Today's decision does not change that. It's a simple fact. If a student |
| 1:22.4 | has overcome, had to overcome adversity on their path education |
| 1:27.4 | College should recognize and value that |
| 1:30.1 | Universities and legal experts are still sifting through the decision to fully understand it, |
| 1:35.2 | so it'll take some time to know the full impact. |
| 1:38.2 | The Supreme Court will release more decisions today, possibly on President Biden's |
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