Proposition 2 has been passed by the people of Michigan; the proposal calls for the ban of affirmative action:
Michigan voters sent a clear message about affirmative action programs that offer preferences to women and minorities: It’s time for them to end.
An Election Day poll and hard voter numbers showed the controversial proposal winning by a wide margin.
Michigan now becomes the third state to outlaw the practice of giving preferential treatment to groups or individuals based on their race, gender, color, ethnicity or national origin for public employment, education or contracting purposes.
In the poll of 800 voters, the ban led 55% to 45%. In addition, with 49% of Michigan’s precincts reporting, the proposal was ahead 58% to 42%.
I’m a little bit disappointed because the proposition will directly affect my alma mater, adversely in my opinion. Nevertheless, it’s the right decision by Michiganders. I just hope that the University of Michigan will manage to maintain and improve its great holistic academic atmosphere without affirmative action.
Like me, a majority of students at the University oppose Proposition 2:
In the days leading up to the election, U-M students worked to mobilize voters against Proposal 2. According to Tuesday’s poll of voters conducted by Mitchell Research and Communications Inc. of East Lansing, voters under age 40 were the only group to oppose Proposal 2 in significant numbers.
You got that right: it were students that mobilized the voters. You could hardly see that in Malaysia.
For all of you in the North Campus, you wouldn’t find any more female students there in the near future. They will be an extinct species! You should all migrate to Central Campus before it’s too late.
