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Is Columbia scared of its students?

Time after time, Columbia University seems to disregard or even actively minimize the input of students as if the powers that be are scared that students cant appreciate nuance or complexity.

By Michael Spitzer-Rubenstein • February 8, 2010 at 5:10 AM

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