<p>GHBrown08, </p>
<p>Just to let you know, I've been at Brown a long time (as an undergrad and now as a medical student). I was a student when the reparations ad was in the paper. Were you? I attended the Horowitz lecture. I've seen select Brown students act belligerent towards conservative views (Richard Perle lecture) but I've seen the majority Brown students consistently act in a respectful manner. Do you know that out of every school that printed the Horowitz ad (most refused to print it altogether), all issued appologies the next day except for the Brown Daily Herald. Interim-President Blumstein stood by the Herald's decision to print the add in the aftermath--they had the full support of the administration. In the end, the incident sparked a productive debate on campus about the difference between free speech and hate speech. </p>
<p>In my opinion, you are the one who has it all wrong. There's no doubt that conservatives have the minority opinion on campus but they are no more persecuted that the people who have the minority skin color or the minority sexual orientation. It's hard to be a minority of any kind because occasionally you will feel marginalized. But this issue is ubiquitous--not particular to Brown. Frankly, your view of Brown seems reactionary.</p>