DALLAS, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Southern Methodist University is drawing fire from conservative students for closing down a student bake sale intended to protest affirmative action.
The Young Conservatives of Texas sponsored the sale, which charged prices based on the customer's race or gender. White males paid $1 for a cookie, white woman 75 cents, Hispanics 50 cents, and blacks a quarter.
SMU officials closed the sale Tuesday after 45 minutes because they were concerned about shouting and students crowding the table. A black student also filed a discrimination complaint saying the sale was offensive.
"This was not an issue about free speech," SMU Student Center Director Tim Moore told The Dallas Morning News.
The YCT said similar bake sales have been held on campuses across the nation and they accused SMU of censorship.
"All we are asking for is an opportunity to express our opinions on an important issue to our peers," said David Rushing, chairman of the YCT chapter on the campus.
