In recent campus news, Columbia representatives announced that legacy admission students would now be given a leg up in getting into the university: “We believe that the debates about the impact of legacy admissions on campus are more relevant than ever. Thus, Columbia’s administration has decided to extend those impacts to an increasingly prescient area of admissions: the gates.” Columbia’s statement concluded: “We know that legacy students have been persecuted in the media, and we want to show the university’s support for its students.”
Legacy students will now have favorable swipe access into campus, akin to a theme park fast pass. Thus, any student who has an immediate family member who attended or funded a university building will now be able to bypass the city-block-long lines. Our correspondents spoke with a current student about the planned changes to gauge campus opinion. Says one CC junior, Alfred Lerner IV, “This new policy is long overdue. It feels really affirming of our inherent superiority at this university and higher education in general.” Another CC Freshman, Alexandra Kraft, explained “My grandfather didn’t have to wait in line for gates when he was here, so why should I? I want the same experience he had, especially because we both worked so hard to get here.” When questioned if students with family that attended Barnard or GS would get premier swipe access, a Columbia representative responded “Family that went where?”
