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Society has rules. And the first rule is, you go to college. I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself. I say you are killing the very spirit this institution proclaims it instills.
College holds a mythic place in American culture. The manicured quads, grand lecture halls, iconic football stadiums. It's often hailed as the best four years of your life and revered as a beacon of integrity and excellence. But beyond the polished campus tours, there are stories you won't find in the admissions pamphlets.
The higher-ups are concerned about one thing, and that is protecting the institution, avoiding scandal.
The truth is, life on campus mirrors and often predicts American culture. So it's no wonder that college campuses capture the nation's attention time and time again, especially in moments of upheaval. I'm Margo Gray. Each week on Campus Files, we bring you a new story. Stories about the drama of Greek life.
Tonight at Louisiana State University, nine young men have now been arrested as new details. Rigged admissions. The man at the center of the college admissions scandal will spend the next three and a half years behind bars. And student protests. We cover stories that made national headlines and stories that you've never heard before, told by the people who lived them.
This was the edge of a huge cultural shift. The archives had been in an undisclosed location for 82 years. A chancellor who makes very good money having a pornographic double life is an extremely rare case. It was the biggest academic scandal in the history of college sports and probably in the history of academia.
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