November 8, 2007 - 1:00am
By David Wittenberg
Academia is a culture of openness, a culture of scrutiny. It’s a culture of tough questions and uncomfortable answers.
Yet on issue after issue, Cornell’s policy amounts to a betrayal of the values that make it great, a betrayal of its folk status as the “People’s Ivy,” and a betrayal of the admissions office’s pet claim that Cornell is “Elite,” but “Not Elitist.”
The issue lies with the kudzu vine of institutional exclusiveness that is choking open discussion and debate throughout the Cornellian system.
