Affirmative action bake sale

A group of students protesting against affirmative action set up shop in Dunn Meadow.

Known as The Committee of Freedom, the group had an anti-Affirmative Action bake sale which charged different amounts for baked goods based upon a student’s race and gender. White males paid $1, white females paid 75 cents, Hispanic students paid 50 cents and Black students paid a quarter.

The sale irked some students, who felt the price breakdown greatly over-simplified a complex issue and implied certain races had it easier than others.

The bake sale was one of a small wave of similar sales on college campuses across the country that included University of California-Berkley, Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin.