People argue that race should never be a factor as to the type of treatment they receive. Some people believe equality is more important than equity. But that should not be the case for college athletes. Colleges need to acknowledge that college athletes of color come from differing backgrounds than white athletes. Many students of color come from low income families and are unable to afford tuition or other needed expenses. Colleges fail to address these differences and would rather see past race and focus more on their talent and education. Dean of athletics at Cerritos College, Daniel Smith, would rather see past race because he says "'our scholarships are based off of academic performance and talent... As far as race is concerned, scholarships aren't based off of that...race and these scholarships we have for athletes is that these coaches are racial blind"' (Athletic scholarships not dictated by ethnicity). While we could agree that race shouldn't be an automatic determination as to who should get the scholarship and who shouldn't. It is simply impractical to say race shouldn't be a consideration at all. We need to acknowledge that athletes of color come from different backgrounds compared to white athletes. We need to acknowledge the cultural and financial differences because this is an issue of racial inequity rather than racial inequality. If colleges want to use academics as a determining factor they need to realize that students of color experience racial difficulties that often result in lower grades and attendance in schools. We can change that, and we have the means of doing it.