Constitutional Law
Dec. 21, 1999
A Prescription for Controversy
Today, many people know Allan Bakke as the doctor who tells them to count backwards from 100 as they fall into a deep sleep. An anesthesiologist in private practice in Rochester, Minn., the reserved Bakke does nothing to reveal his role at the center of the debate over affirmative action. He challenged the admissions policy at the University of California Davis School of Medicine, which rejected his application twice while admitting less-qualified minority applicants.
Today, many people know Allan Bakke as the doctor who tells them to count backwards from 100 as they fall into a deep sleep.
An anesthesiologist in private practice in Rochester, Minn., the reserved Bakke does nothing to reveal his role at the center of the debate over aff...
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