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Former College Fix assistant editor writes today for The Detroit News about the recent racial controversy at the University of Michigan, claiming that political conservatives are the real victims on campus:

On Martin Luther King Day, minority students at the University of Michigan made a list of demands, speaking out against what they feel is a hostile campus climate for people of color. Within days, the university capitulated to the group’s most costly request: a $300,000 renovation of the multicultural center.

Which begs the question: If U-M is as cruel and lonely a place for students of color as they claim it is, why do they always get what they want?

In reality, U-M could not possibly be more committed to appeasing minority students. In pursuit of racial diversity, administrators have proved willing to do just about anything: they fought an anti-affirmative action measure supported by 60 percent of Michigan voters, directed their legal experts to find ways around the law, and even provided monetary aid to minority groups in their efforts to protest the law.

In November, students of color undertook an effort to draw national media attention to their grievances, using the hashtag “Being Black at the University of Michigan” on social media to explain why their experiences at U-M have left them feeling marginalized. Said grievances were much was less riveting than advertised. One student wrote, “Having your opinions be second guessed or ignored in a group assignment.” Another wrote, “Being soft spoken in class because you don’t feel you belong, but then being docked points because you are not engaged in class.”

Such anecdotes hardly demonstrate that the campus is a hostile place for black students…

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