The student government at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said on Wednesday that black students should be offered free tuition and housing because blacks were legally barred from education during slavery and university remains out of reach for black students today. The Associated Students of Madison said in a resolution that suburban high school students are over-represented. VIDEO: COLLEGE STUDENTS WEAR PINS TO ID WHITE PRIVILEGEThe resolution demands free tuition, free housing and no fees for all black people, including former inmates. Madison enrollment is currently made up of about two-percent of black students. "I wouldn't appreciate if the school offered me free tuition just because I'm a minority," he said.
Source: Fox News February 17, 2017 05:17 UTC