To the Supreme Court: Thanks, But No Thanks -- by Lori Johnson, Wellesley College.

Byline: Wellesley College

WELLESLEY, Mass., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Reporters scrambled to read the opinion and translate it for the public. The legal pundits were called in for explanations. Admissions offices huddled to determine what the impact will be in selecting the Class of 2007.

We anxiously waited for the high priests on the Supreme Court to enlighten us. Now they have spoken. They have told us, in multiple voices, what they think about whether consideration of race in admissions violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection of the law.

Why do we passively hold our breaths for the pronouncements of nine people, who, while …