May 28, 1999

U. of Washington Expects Fewer Black Freshmen

By KENNETH MA

A ban on racial preferences is being blamed by University of Washington officials for a sharp drop in the number of underrepresented minority students who are planning to matriculate in the fall.

The university reported last week that the number of confirmed black students in the freshman class had decreased 40 per cent from the figure at this time last year, from 124 to 74; the number of Hispanic students had

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