Light unto what? "A substantial share of the other criteria are also likely to give non-Arabs an advantage: anyone who lives north of Kiryat Shmona or south of Ashdod receives up to 28 points (most of the Arab students come from the Galilee); and academic excellence, which is not so simple for Arab students who must start studying Hebrew, can provide another 25 points. Only the financial distress criterion, which is worth 25 points, favors Arab students... Badawi says the dorms are only part of the story. Arabs are subject to discrimination when it comes to scholarships and acceptance into top departments, she says. But the dormitories have become the symbol."