Conservative Group Held “Affirmative Action Bake Sale” at Clemson

The Clemson chapter of Turning Point USA issued a statement regarding a recent effort to highlight what takes place at some universities, not necessarily Clemson, in terms of admission and affirmative action. On Wednesday, the chapter was selling cookies at an affirmative action bake sale.

TPUSA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government,” according to its website.

In their statement, the group said: “Our student organization tabled on campus today in opposition to Affirmative Action. The ‘Bake Sale’ was held to highlight the discrepancy amongst races in the college admission process. Although NO cookies were actually sold, the prices on our poster represented the different standards set for different races in the admission process. Our organization believes discrimination of any kind, including the discrimination brought about by Affirmative Action, is morally wrong and violates the Equal Protection Clause. Unlike the universities that implement Affirmative Action programs and set different standards for different races, we handed out cookies to ALL students today — regardless of race.”

Clemson University has not responded to requests for a comment.