I went to Kansas State University, one of the best colleges in the USA.  EMAW.  Once a WILDCAT always a WILDCAT.  I loved and love K-State, the students, the people, the staff, the faculty, the programs, etc.  Kansas State University's student population is mostly white, but there is diversity.  While at K-State I noticed a phenomenon and many of the non-black students did as well.  It was said that the black students at K-State segregated themselves and didn't assimilate.  Many black students set in the same location in the student union, they partied together, they formed organizations together, and in general they had a sense of community, their own community.  Many non-black students that talked with me would ask why do they segregate themselves.  I would say they are not segregating themselves, but would have no further answer than that.  Then my wife enrolled in Texas Southern University a Historically Black College.  On the campus of TSU I noticed something new.  As non-black students left classes they were always together.  When I seen non-black students walking across campus they were walking together.  This made me wonder are theses non-black students segregating themselves from the black students, why are they not assimilating?  The answer became clear in neither case at K-State or TSU were the students segregating themselves, they were actually looking for themselves.  These minority students, black at K-State and non-black at TSU were looking for familiarity, comfort, validation, worth, and understanding. Not that they could not find most of these things by assimilating but it is easier to look for it and find it in skin color.