yeah he earned it but his parents are rich

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silasraven

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racerboy71

racerboy71

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that's some bs.. i bet p diddy spent more on this kids 16th b day party then the entire 4 years of college would have cost him..

glad to see people have their priorities set straight, and a kid who could have only have gone to the same college is if someone gave him the money to do so will no longer be able to and pi diddy's kid just wasted his chance.. :(
 
Johnnyorganic

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I say congratulations to Little Diddy.

If he received a scholarship, that means he earned it.

How much money his father earns is wholly irrelevant.

Scholarships are based on merit, not need.

Financial Aid is based on need.
 
smok3h

smok3h

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The kid earned the scholarship. He deserves it. This is about rewarding that kid's hard work. It'd be wrong not to give it to him just because his dad could pay for it.

Also, parents want their children to succeed. Is it really any mystery why they'd support their children in college if they thought it would help the child be successful?
 
billybob420

billybob420

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It's an athletic scholarship. They give those out expecting to get something in return. I hate rich people, but if you want him to play, you gotta give him a scholarship, that's how that works.
 
cph

cph

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I agree with johnny, what diddy has shouldn't matter, the boy earned it and should be congratulated!!

If I was in p diddy's position though I would return the scholarship and pay for the school myself. But that's just me.
 
Carne Seca

Carne Seca

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He has to train 40 hours a week on top of classes and studying. Doesn't sound like a free ride to me. It sounds like he earned it and will continue to earn it while on the scholarship.
 
chrishydro

chrishydro

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My kid got a full ride, and he earned it, I could have paid, had money set aside for years but he won.

As for P Daddy, he gives gives gives. Helps kids and others that can not help them selfs.

Founder and CEO of the Bad Boy Entertainment Group Sean “P. Diddy” Combs were among two honorees to be given the “Robie” Achievement In Industry award along with Joseph R. Perella, CEO and Chairman of Perella Weinberg Partners. This award is given to individuals who have provided charitable and philanthropic works and also excelling in the realms of music and fashion. The award also recognizes achievements and strides made in the world of finance. The third honoree was Senior Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company Ingrid Saunders Jones who won the “Robie” Humanitarian award for her work with charity and notable community initiatives.
 
billybob420

billybob420

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cph said:
I agree with johnny, what diddy has shouldn't matter, the boy earned it and should be congratulated!!

If I was in p diddy's position though I would return the scholarship and pay for the school myself. But that's just me.
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Yeah, I agree, but if "diddy" wants to be a cunt about it, don't fuck with his kid 'cause of it.
 
RainbowBrite86

RainbowBrite86

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Not all scholarships are based entirely on merit, though. I hate to touch the race issue but it bothers me so much that I don't qualify for so many scholarships because I'm not the right ethnicity. If I earned something, I earned it. Don't bump me out of the way because I happen to be white. My parents were poor when I was growing up - nobody helps me pay for college...why shouldn't I have the same fair shot at a scholarship as anyone else? I'm married to a hispanic man, and because of that my last name is very obviously of hispanic origin...don't think I haven't considered pretending I always had that last name so I could get enough money to take the classes I needed. I don't because...well...I don't wanna be forced to wear body paint every time I go to class lol. I could never pass for anything but caucasion unfortunately. I'm just too pasty white. That and I use the word "goober".
 
Johnnyorganic

Johnnyorganic

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I was only able to earn one academic scholarship. The last semester before I graduated. It covered all tuition and fees.

I did not need it, but I took it and was glad to have it.

But I share that to make this point: Since I graduated I have donated three times that amount back to the University. Most of it specifically to that scholarship endowment.
 
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Cannabisculture

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I'd rather have lil' diddy get my tax money for education than have it go to military funding.
In one year EACH soldier costs 2 MILLION dollars...not including the cost of future health care, retirement and tax breaks. 1,426,713 people are active duty in the military... so that's hmmm lets see 2,853,426,000,000$ PER YEAR not including veterans, reserves, weapons production, maintenance, ect. Including the reserves= 5,371,426,000,000$

just some perspective for ya, 54,000$ in scholarships is like a penny compared to most national costs, politicians laugh at any number less than 6 digits

oh and isn't this messed up? 1 U.S field drone costs 10,000,000$ which is valued more than losing 5 soldiers in the governments view. So they would rather lose a couple soldiers than 1 piece of machinery.
 
UncleBuck

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silasraven said:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/taxpayers-want-p--diddy-s-son-to-fork-over-his--54-000-ucla-scholarship.html

p diddies son is getting into uncla on a scholarship he earned. yeah cool he earned the thing but his dad is rich why cant his dad pay for it? my taxes went to this dude to ride free in college when his dad can front the bill. though why is it parents always supporting there kids even in college, then again i kinda want ot help my kids if i ever have any.
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what do you mean "your taxes"?

you collect a check from the government every month.
 
ScoobyDoobyDoo

ScoobyDoobyDoo

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the schools paying for his education...not the taxpayers. this isn't a government scholarship...it's an athletic one. as far as i know athletic scholarships receive no federal or state funding.

the kid earned it so he should be entitled to it without catching any shit. i'm sure diddy will end up donating a building to the school anyway. if he was cool though he would pay for his kid to go to school and then free up that scholarship to recruit another kid who maybe can't pay. that would be the right thing to do by the team. schools are limited in the number of athletic scholarships they can give out.
 
RyanTheRhino

RyanTheRhino

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Johnnyorganic said:
I say congratulations to Little Diddy.

If he received a scholarship, that means he earned it.

How much money his father earns is wholly irrelevant.

Scholarships are based on merit, not need.

Financial Aid is based on need.
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Except for the ones that require you to be a minority to enter :bigjoint:
 
Johnnyorganic

Johnnyorganic

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ScoobyDoobyDoo said:
the schools paying for his education...not the taxpayers. this isn't a government scholarship...it's an athletic one. as far as i know athletic scholarships receive no federal or state funding.

the kid earned it so he should be entitled to it without catching any shit. i'm sure diddy will end up donating a building to the school anyway. if he was cool though he would pay for his kid to go to school and then free up that scholarship to recruit another kid who maybe can't pay. that would be the right thing to do by the team. schools are limited in the number of athletic scholarships they can give out.
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That's a good point.

Not to mention that athletic scholarships are separate.

UCLA makes millions upon millions from it's athletic programs, and that is where the scholarship is coming from.

No non-athlete was denied because Little Diddy can carry a football.

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/05/29/son-of-sean-p-diddy-combs-awarded-full-scholarship-to-ucla/
 
DuplicatePie

DuplicatePie

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Cannabisculture said:
I'd rather have lil' diddy get my tax money for education than have it go to military funding.
In one year EACH soldier costs 2 MILLION dollars...not including the cost of future health care, retirement and tax breaks. 1,426,713 people are active duty in the military... so that's hmmm lets see 2,853,426,000,000$ PER YEAR not including veterans, reserves, weapons production, maintenance, ect. Including the reserves= 5,371,426,000,000$

just some perspective for ya, 54,000$ in scholarships is like a penny compared to most national costs, politicians laugh at any number less than 6 digits

oh and isn't this messed up? 1 U.S field drone costs 10,000,000$ which is valued more than losing 5 soldiers in the governments view. So they would rather lose a couple soldiers than 1 piece of machinery.
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You are aware that, even if your tax money went to fund this scholarship, it still went to fund the military as well right? This isn't an either/or kind of thing. Now don't get me wrong, I do feel that we could cut some fat when it comes to military spending, but I also realize how important it is to have a strong military. Now when I say a strong military I'm not advocating for millions of dollars being spent trying to develop some fucking hover-tank, or other ridiculously useless shit like that.

I also feel that providing future health care and retirement (which you have to have served for 20 years to get) to our soldiers is a good thing. Paying a lifetime of disability to fucks who sneak into the military with a preexisting condition that wasn't caught by military doctors, and thereby basically get "expelled" from duty, but still get our money, is however a bad thing. I didn't say paying disability is a bad thing, just in that case.

And lastly, it is indeed messed up that the government would rather lose 5 soldiers than one drone. I can't be positive that's the way they feel, because off the top of my head I can't think of hearing about that anywhere else, but I strongly believe it to be the truth. People want to say you can't put a value on human life, but every day the government and economists are able to do that very thing.
 
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