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A legacy to stand on
Headline in the N.Y. Times today:
'The Legacy Dilemma: What to Do About Privilege for the Privileged?'
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/30/us/politics/legacy-admissions-college-alumni.html
As the sub-headline notes 'Alumni of many colleges are wrestling with whether legacy admissions should survive after the Supreme Court gutted race-based admissions programs.'
I'm not an expert in collegiate wrestling rules, but in Greco-Roman wrestling, you're prohibited from using your legs to grab your opponent below the hips. A violation of this rule could result in disqualification.
This is the dilemma alumni must wrestle with. They can't use a leg a? See?
