Ivy Infusion: 'Left-Wing Jihad' at Columbia

In a triplet of staff editorials, the Spec calls the protest "absolutely disgraceful," but also criticizes the national media for their coverage and asks the administration to use caution in searching for Facebook as part of its investigation. A slew of other opinion pieces are available here—including a few unrelated to the Minuteman fiasco, believe it or not.

This will obviously continue to dominate the Spec and the Columbia community for much of the week, and the administration may have to move beyond strongly worded missives. In the meantime, someone has to figure this out: Is it Minuteman or Minutemen? (Or, perhaps, Two-Pump Chump?) The groups's official name is the Minuteman Project, singular, but their troops are collectively known as the Minutemen, plural. The Spec has used both, with no clear rhyme or reason, and it's time to standardize for the sake of style mavens everywhere.

Also, why have none of the other Ivy papers picked this up? They've all got comparable examples, and whatever Columbia ends up doing could well have an effect on college protests across the Elite Eight.

PRINCETON'S STUDENT BODY president placed the ball in the administration's court last week with a substantial critique of the school's grade-capping policy. Today the Daily Princetonian offers a volley from the dean of the college, dismissing the critique, which noted that Princeton admitted more academically talented students in the period when GPAs began to rise. The dean's response is in two parts: 1) The reasoning is flawed; and 2) Even if it weren't flawed, Princeton still has "the responsibility to hold [students] to higher standards." It's unclear where this leaves the student body, except still pissed off about their grades.

THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN runs an interesting piece on websites that predict your chances of getting into particular schools: